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.
The news of the safe return of the missing mountaineers, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Juan Pablo Mohr, and John Snorri Sigurjonsson has been verified as false,
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K-2 Updates: Third-day Search and Rescue Operation launches to find missing climbers Ali Sadpara, Snorri, Mohr
February 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Third-day rescue operation has been launched by Pakistan Army with local mountaineers to find missing climbers Ali Sadpara (Pakistan), Snorri (Iceland), and Mohr (Chile) who have gone missing attempting to summit K-2 (28250 f).
According to Deputy Commissioner Shigar, helicopters are on the way to K-2 for the third consecutive day in search of missing mountaineers.
2×Heli are on the way starting search soon at K2. @HomeDeptGB@RandhawaAli#k2winterexpedition2021
It may be mentioned that all contacts were lost with Muhammad Ali Sadpara, a skilled mountaineer who became the first Pakistani to summit K-2 (8,611 metres) in winter, reports DND News Agency.
SKARDU: Sajid Sadpara, the son of missing Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, has said that the chances that his father is alive are next to none.In a conversation with reporters in.