In the mountains forever
Sadpara was a celebrated climber and the only Pakistani who had scaled eight of 14 peaks measuring 8,000m and above
The writer holds PhD in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University and focuses on regional and global developments
The calling off of the search operation for the missing mountaineers at K2 came as an official declaration that the trio braving to attempt the nightmarish winter ascent to the world’s second highest mountain is no more. The Karakoram tragedy was predictable to a certain degree, when it was revealed that the three great mountaineers Muhammad Ali Sadpara from Pakistan, John Snorri from Iceland, and Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto from Chile lost contact with the base camp on February 5, 2021. The loss of communication with members of the expedition was followed by a perilous and long search operation. And now as the search operation has finally been called off after days of relentless efforts led by Pakistan Army rescuer
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Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ushna Shah, Veena Malik and others shared condolences for the late mountaineers
The search for three missing mountaineers – including Pakistan’s iconic climber Muhammad Ali Sadpara – was officially called off on Thursday with families saying the trio should now be considered dead on the world’s second-highest peak.
The announcement by Sajid Sadpara, son of Ali Sadpara, draws the curtain on a dramatic tragedy on K2 that kept Pakistan on the tenterhooks for nearly two weeks. It also drew to a close the perilous search and rescue operation – arguably one of the longest in the history of mountaineering.
The search for three missing mountaineers including Pakistan’s iconic climber Muhammad Ali Sadpara was officially called off on Thursday, with families saying the trio should now be considered dead on the world’s second highest peak.