Sajid Ali Sadpara (Urdu: ساجد علی سدپارہ); is a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer.

Sajid Ali Sadpara
ساجد علی سدپارہ
Born
OccupationMountaineer
ParentAli Sadpara

Personal life

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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

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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]

References

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