KARACHI, Dhu-AlHijjah 3, 1437, Sep 4, 2016, SPA -- An aerial search for two American mountaineers missing in Pakistan was suspended on Sunday, an official said, after an initial flight showed no sign of the men but indicated an avalanche on the peak they were climbing, Reuters reported. The climbers, Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson, were attempting to summit the 6,960-metre (22,835-feet) Ogre-II peak in the Karakoram mountain range but did not return when expected. Bad weather prevented an aerial search until Saturday, but the two helicopters that flew up to 7,200 metres found no sign of the men nor any camps, said Karrar Haidri, a spokesman for the Alpine Club U.S. media said both men are accomplished climbers, and Dempster had won the prestigious Piolet d'Or alpine climbing award twice. Pakistan is popular with mountaineers as it rivals Nepal for the number of peaks over 7,000 metres. It also boasts K2, the world's second highest mountain. During the summer, scores of climbers from all over the world attempt to scale various mountains in its northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, near the Chinese border. Dempster and Adamson began their ascent of the north face of Ogre-II peak on Aug. 21. When they did not return as planned 10 days later, the Alpine Club raised the alarm. -- SPA 20:33 LOCAL TIME 17:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w