<p>A Polish climber has fallen to his death while attempting to summit a peak in northern Pakistan, an official from the country's Alpine Club confirmed Saturday.</p>.<p>Ilczuk Michael Jakob fell Thursday as he was attempting to scale Dhee Dasth Sar, an approximately 6,000-metre (20,000-feet) mountain in the Karakoram range.</p>.<p>"The rescue team confirmed the death of Mr Ilczuk Michael Jakob, who fell down during climbing and got a serious injury", Karrar Haidri, spokesman for the Alpine Club of Pakistan, told AFP.</p>.<p>His climbing partner Bodganski Jakob had attempted to render aid but Ilczuk Jakob succumbed to his injuries and harsh weather on Friday, Haidri said.</p>.<p>Bodganski Jakob was later rescued and picked up from base camp by an army helicopter.</p>.<p>Northern Pakistan is a magnet for mountaineers and is home to some of the world's tallest mountains, including K2.</p>.<p>At 8,611 metres, K2 is the world's second-highest peak but is a more challenging climb than Mount Everest.</p>.<p>Nestled between the western end of the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush mountains and the Karakoram range, Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region has 18 of the world's 50 highest peaks.</p>.<p>It is also home to three of the world's seven longest glaciers outside the polar regions. Hundreds of its mountains have never been climbed.</p>
<p>A Polish climber has fallen to his death while attempting to summit a peak in northern Pakistan, an official from the country's Alpine Club confirmed Saturday.</p>.<p>Ilczuk Michael Jakob fell Thursday as he was attempting to scale Dhee Dasth Sar, an approximately 6,000-metre (20,000-feet) mountain in the Karakoram range.</p>.<p>"The rescue team confirmed the death of Mr Ilczuk Michael Jakob, who fell down during climbing and got a serious injury", Karrar Haidri, spokesman for the Alpine Club of Pakistan, told AFP.</p>.<p>His climbing partner Bodganski Jakob had attempted to render aid but Ilczuk Jakob succumbed to his injuries and harsh weather on Friday, Haidri said.</p>.<p>Bodganski Jakob was later rescued and picked up from base camp by an army helicopter.</p>.<p>Northern Pakistan is a magnet for mountaineers and is home to some of the world's tallest mountains, including K2.</p>.<p>At 8,611 metres, K2 is the world's second-highest peak but is a more challenging climb than Mount Everest.</p>.<p>Nestled between the western end of the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush mountains and the Karakoram range, Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region has 18 of the world's 50 highest peaks.</p>.<p>It is also home to three of the world's seven longest glaciers outside the polar regions. Hundreds of its mountains have never been climbed.</p>