Abdul Manan, Abdul Mateen, Fazal Haq, regarding finding a leather shoe, hairs, Pieces of blue textile and bones on Diamer Glacier in 17 July 2005.
“In 17 July 2005 we were working with expedition to Nanga Parbat, Diamer base camp. One afternoon in early July we were walking on the Diamer glacier, just searching for the dead body of an Pakistani climber, which remains where seen one year before by a Austrian climber, Mr. Gerhard wigmar and also to search some climbers remain who are lost their life during climbing Nanga Parbat. The old villager were telling story about Messner brother that one day unknown person (Reinhold Messner) appear from Diamer Glacier and told the villager by showing a stone that my self and my brother came from Astore and after summit we decent by Diamer side in way down little above Diamer glacier I lost my brother. So the stories of old villager were also in our mind.
While we were walking in Diamer glacier at about 4300m, Abdul Mateen call us that he found some human remains, hair, cloth and leather shoes, then after that we all get together and discuss about and arrive in conclusion that this remains can be from 30 to 40 years old. After this we keep searching and we found a jacket plastic shoes.
After collecting all these remains, we all were sad and looking to Nanga Parbat that give us fear ness. We went to our camp and contact with Liver Khan in Islamabad by satellite phone, and inform him about the remains story.
When Reinhold Messner came with a German Group for around Nanga Parbat when he was in Base camp, we 3 were there and we all went with him including the group members in the sport, we show them the remains and there was a Doctor he collect some boons and hair.