Sajid Ali Sadpara brings laurels to Pakistan

Mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara has brought laurels to Pakistan as he has become the first Pakistani to scale the 8,091-metre-tall Annapurna mountain in Nepal. Sajid Ali scaled the world’s 10th-highest peak without the support of high-altitude porters and supplemental oxygen.

During this summit, mountaineers manage everything like food, tent, ropes and setting routes themselves. This type of ascent where climbers are not supported by high-altitude porters from base camp to the summit is called Alpine style. 

Kathmandu-based commercial adventure operator Seven Summit Treks greeted Pak mountaineers.

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 “Confirmed by Chhang Dawa Sherpa (the enterprise’s director), Sajid Ali Sadpara, a son of legend Ali Sadpara, successfully reached the top of mountain Annapurna this afternoon, unsupported and without using supplementary oxygen, as a part of Seven Summit Treks’ Annapurna Expedition 2023. “Congratulations Sajid Ali Sadpara,” the post read.

 Alpine Club of Pakistan Secretary Karar Haidri also congratulated Sadpara in a statement. Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khursheed Khan also congratulated the mountaineer on Twitter, saying: “Heartiest congratulations to Sajid Ali Sadpara for summiting Annapurna peak in Nepal without oxygen and sherpa. Indeed, a great, great achievement and a proud moment for Pakistan, especially Gilgit-Baltistan. Best wishes and prayers for his future endeavours.”

Thank you ❤️ https://t.co/RVAAJJmMuI

— Sajid Ali Sadpara (@sajid_sadpara) April 15, 2023

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The son of Pakistan’s iconic mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara climbed K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, at the age of 17. 

Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Iceland's John Snorri and Chile's Juan Pablo Mohr, lost their lives on K2 in 2021. Their bodies were found after more than five months they went missing. Talking to a foreign paper, Sajid  vowed to accomplish the mission of his father’s demise, saying: “I will keep my father’s mission alive and fulfil his dream.”