Families on three climbers missing in Pakistan

Families of three mountaineers who went missing in Pakistan last week while attempting to scale K2, world’s second-highest mountain, were growing more desperate on Tuesday, a day after b wear halted search for climbers.

Hopes for survival of three - Pakistani climber Ali Spara, Jon Srri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile - were waning as heavy clouds continued to obscure K2.

"I think if search operation continues, (it) should be to search for ir bodies," said Sajid, Spara's son,

Sajid h begun climb world’s second-highest mountain with his far but was forced to abandon summit attempt after his equipment failed.

He waited 20 hours at a lower camp before making descent last week.

Since search started, he has been on helicopter flights, searching for his far.

He said his hope was that his far and or climbers h succeeded in reaching summit.

three climbers lost contact with base camp late on Friday and were reported missing on Saturday, after ir support team stopped receiving communications from m during ir ascent of 8,611-meter (28,250-foot) high K2 - sometimes referred to as “killer mountain.”

Located in Karakorum mountain range, K2 is one of most dangerous climbs - one never accomplished in winter until last month, when a team of 10 Nepalese climbers me history by scaling K2 for first time in winter.

In winter, winds on K2 can blow at more than 200 kilometers per hour (125 miles per hour) and temperatures can drop to minus 60 degrees Celsius (minus 76 Fahrenheit).

In one of deliest mountaineering accidents ever, 11 climbers died in a single day trying to scale K2 in 2008.