'She could do almost anything she wanted to do' | American climber killed in Pakistan avalanche remembered for her adventurous spirit

To stream WKYC on your phone, you need the WKYC app. Example video title will go here for this video SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio, Texas, family is mourning the loss of 39-year-old Mallory Geis, an avid traveler and climber who was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan. Geis' body was recovered Friday, days after an avalanche struck the mountain and cut off communication between an expedition team and its base camp. Ten climbers were initially reported missing after the avalanche. By Friday, three bodies — including Geis' — had been recovered, while search efforts for the remaining climbers were expected to resume Saturday as weather conditions allowed.

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Scoop News DeskPakistan · Published Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM UTCUpdated Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM UTC

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Her father said she had long enjoyed traveling and hiking and had asked her parents for time away from work to make the trip to Pakistan. "She had been to this place where she had the accident before," George Geis said. "She asked Mom and I if she could take off a couple of weeks and go, and we agreed." According to the expedition's guiding company, Geis was attempting her first climb of an 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan.

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