Pakistan's Summer Moutaineering Season 2009 has finally ended.
Year 2009 has been a very bleak season for Mountaineering in Pakistan.
The current security state of the country has adversely affected the inflow of Tourists in Pakistan.
This year a total No of 63 teams originally applied for attempting various peaks but 18 withdrew their applications leaving 45 teams who have been granted permit to climb various peaks of their choice, 02 more teams who had been granted permit to climb peaks did not turn up for climbing, thus leaving just 43 teams in the field.
Out of these four teams were granted permission to climb 02 peaks each and one team to climb 03 peaks, as such overall 49 attempts were made to climb various peaks by 343 climbers including 54 climbers attempting 2 peaks each thus totaling the numbers on attempting climbers to 397.
Out of these 17 expeditions have returned successful by putting 72 climbers on the summits of various peaks including o4 climbers summitting 02 peaks each whereas 32 teams have returned unsuccessful.
Unluckily 03 climbers lost their lives while descending from the summit after summitting the peak, 02 on Nanga Parbat and 01 on G-II while another 03 climbers lost their lives while attempting K-2, Broad Peak & Latok-I.

A brief resume of expeditions on various peaks is given below

Final Report of Mountaineering Expeditions Visiting Pakistan During 2009

Result of Mountaineering Expeditions - 2009 (Name of Summitteers)