Lost in K2’s killer embrace
The news was announced by Sadpara s son in a press conference with G-B tourism minister
KARACHI:
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 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.
In this file photo, Muhammad Ali Sadpara is seen at the K2 summit in 2018. File
Families and friends of the three climbers are seen at the press conference in Skardu on Thursday. Photo courtesy: Alpine Club of Pakistan
Missing climbers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Iceland s John Snorri Sigurjónsson and Chile s Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto were officially declared dead on Thursday in a press conference attended by the families and friends of the climbers in Skardu.
Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism Minister Raja Nasir Ali Khan and Ali Sadpara s son, Sajid Sadpara, were also present at the briefing.
The three climbers were last seen on Feb 5 near the Bottleneck on K2 as they attempted to reach the summit of the Savage Mountain. Sajid Sadpara, who was accompanying the three, had to abandon his summit bid after his oxygen regulator malfunctioned and he returned to camp 3.
SKARDU, Feb 18 Three climbers lost on Pakistan’s K2 are believed to have died on the mountain, a Pakistan official said today, more than a week after the group went missing while trying to summit the world’s second highest peak. Climbers John Snorri from Iceland, Juan Pablo Mohr from Chile.
Pakistan declares missing K2 mountaineers dead after two weeks 1 minute read
Islamabad, Feb 18 (efe-epa).- Pakistan on Thursday gave up three missing mountaineers for dead nearly two weeks after they disappeared during an expedition to Mt K2 (8,611 meters).
The authorities called off search operations after inclement weather halted them for a long time.
The secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan, Karrar Haidri, told EFE that the authorities have assumed that Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr, Iceland’s John Snorri, and Pakistan’s Ali Sadpara have died on the world’s second-biggest mountain.
The tourism minister of the state of Gilgit Baltistan, Raja Nasir Ali Khan, and the son of the Pakistani climber, Sajid Sadpara, announced the end of search and rescue operations at a press conference in the city of Skardu.