What could have saved Ali Sadpara? His manager explains
Experts discuss mountaineering challenges in Pakistan SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors - Posted: Mar 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 weeks ago SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors Posted: Mar 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 weeks ago
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Late mountaineer Ali Sadpara didn’t get what he needed in his life and his death should be a spark for all to recognise other unsung heroes.
This was said at a webinar titled
After Ali Sadpara: Pakistanâs Mountaineering Challenges, organised by LUMS on Monday. It was moderated by Mehreen Zahra-Malik, who is Pakistan editor for Arab News, and featured Asghar Ali Porik and Karrar Haidri on the panel, who are all associated with mountaineering. Sadpara’s manager and friend Rao Ahmad was also on the panel.
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Kathy Gannon February 09, 2021 - 8:12 AM
ISLAMABAD - K2 s âsavageâ peak beckons the daring, but rare is the climber who answers the call in winter.
Dwarfed only by Mount Everest, K2 is the worldâs second highest peak at 8,611 metres (28,250 feet), and it is one of the deadliest, killing one climber for every four who succeed in reaching its summit through its steep rock faces, glacier climbs and devastatingly brutal weather.
In winter, the odds are even worse.
This week, hope is waning for some of the latest mountaineers to attempt it. Ali Sadapar of Pakistan, Jon Sorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile were last heard from on Friday and were reported missing Saturday. Heavy clouds obscuring the mountain have repeatedly forced halts in the search for them.
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