DECEASED JAPANESE FAMILY MEMBERS HONOUR THEIR LOVED ONES
Bus for Hunza school children
JULY28-2000
By
Our Sports Reporter (Asem)
ISLAMABAD
— The families of three Japanese climbers who died in an avalanche last
year have donated a bus to a school in Hunza district.
The
donation was made as a part of a goodwill gesture to acknowledge the
efforts of the locals who tried to rescue the three Japanese climbers who
were swept away in an avalanche from the South Face of Batura-1 7785
metres.
The
three Japanese climbers represented Fukuka Alpine Club and were on their
way down from 6500 metres and had also radioed at the base camp that the
weather is bad and they are coming down.
Yasunobu
Fujita, 27, Tsuyoshi Seki, 28, and Hirotaka Sugiyama, 42 were swept away
and their bodies have not yet been recovered todate.
Sixty-seven
year old Atsushi Inenaga led the team which vied for the first Japanese
ascent and the second climber with him was Takasaki Wataru.
The
relatives of the deceased donated 1.5 million yen, part of the condolence
money given by their friends and colleagues.
The
school is being run by a local non-governmental organization which has
nearly 400 students. The children walk for an hour to reach the school and
the gesture from the deceased family members and friends is to help them
carry on with their studies.