Sajid Sadpara Explained

Sajid Ali Sadpara
Native Name Lang:ur
Birth Place:Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Occupation:Mountaineer
Parents:Ali Sadpara

Sajid Ali Sadpara ; is a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer.

Personal life

Sajid Sadpara is the son of high-altitude climber Ali Sadpara.[1] In July 2023, Sajid Ali Sadpara, in a team of 5, organized the cleaning of a section of K2, the mountain where his father died.[2]

Career

In July 2021, Sadpara reached the peak of K2 — the world's 2nd highest mountain — for the second time.[3]

In November 2021, Sadpara had to be rescued from Mount Everest after he fell sick during an expedition to explore a new route.[4] [5]

In August 2022, Sadpara summited the 8,035-metre high Gasherbrum-II — the world’s 13th highest mountain.[6]

In September 2022, Sadpara climbed the world's 8th highest peak — the 8,163-metre Manaslu — in Nepal without the aid of supplemental oxygen.[7]

In April 2023, Sadpara became the first Pakistani to climb the 8,091-metre tall Annapurna mountain in Nepal — the world's 10th highest peak — without the support of supplemental oxygen as a part of Seven Summit Treks’ Annapurna Expedition 2023.[8]

In May 2023, Sadpara became the first Pakistani to climb the Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and assistance from Sherpas.[9]

In June 2023, Sadpara successfully summited the 8126-metre high Nanga Parbat, the 9th highest peak in the world, without supplemental oxygen.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tarar . Mehr . Pakistan’s Sajid Ali Sadpara on his late father, his love for mountaineering . Gulf News . 14 February 2023 . en.
  2. News: Stenson. Joe . Un alpiniste pakistanais nettoie le K2 en hommage à son père disparu. TV5 MONDE . 10 August 2023 . fr.
  3. News: Jajja . Sumaira . Sajid Sadpara summits K2 again, efforts ongoing to retrieve bodies of three climbers . DAWN . 28 July 2021 . en.
  4. News: Sajid Sadpara rescued after falling sick at Mount Everest . Samaa . 17 November 2021 . en.
  5. News: Sajid Sadpara recovering after breakdown during Everest climb . Aaj English TV . 16 November 2021 . en.
  6. News: Nagri . Jamil . Three Pakistani mountaineers summit Gasherbrum-II . DAWN . 11 August 2022 . en.
  7. News: Sajid Sadpara becomes first Pakistani to climb Mount Manaslu's 'true summit' . The Express Tribune . 27 September 2022.
  8. News: Nagri . Jamil . Sajid Sadpara becomes first Pakistani to scale Nepal’s Annapurna peak sans supplemental oxygen, porters’ support . DAWN . 15 April 2023 . en.
  9. News: Lakhani . Faizan . In a first, Sadpara scales Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen . The News International . 14 May 2023 . en.
  10. News: Sajid Sadpara successfully climbs Nanga Parbat without supplemental oxygen . Geo News . June 26, 2023 . en.