Pakistani mountaineer Sajid Sadpara on Wednesday climbed the 8047-metre Broad Peak without using supplementary oxygen and Sherpas, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.
In a social media post, Sajid said “Broad Peak summited without the use of supplemental oxygen & assistance”.
After summiting Broad Peak, the 12th highest peak in the world, Sadpara has now climbed all five eight-thousanders in Pakistan without using supplementary oxygen.
The son of the legendary mountaineer Ali Sadpara, he also climbed the world’s highest peak Mount Everest without the support of supplementary oxygen and assistance in May 2023.
Later in June, he successfully climbed Nanga Parbat without the help of supplementary oxygen.
Sadpara has also summited K2 Gasherbrum-I and Gasherbrum-II in Pakistan along with Manaslu in Nepal, without supplemental oxygen.
After climbing the world’s high peak without oxygen, now he successfully completed the Broad Peak summit.
The revered mountaineer eyed climbing all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen.
Sajid Sadpara becomes an accomplished mountaineer and accompanied his late father on several climbing expeditions, including attempts to summit K2. In the year 2021, Sajid and his father, along with two other climbers, embarked on a winter summit push on K2. Sajid was forced to turn back while his father and the other climbers continued their ascent.
His father Ali Sadpara, along with John Snorri and Juan Pablo Mohr went missing and never returned.
Sajid Sadpara’s dedication and courage have earned him recognition and respect within the mountaineering community and beyond. He has become an inspiration for many aspiring climbers and continues to honor his father’s legacy.