Ali Sadpara

Muhammad Ali Sadpara
محمد علی سدپارہ
Sadpara in 2019
Born(1976-02-02)2 February 1976
Skardu, Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan
Disappeared5 February 2021
K2, Pakistan
Diedc. 5 February 2021(2021-02-05) (aged 45)
(officially presumed dead at K2 Bottleneck on 18 February 2021)
Body discovered26 July 2021[1]
OccupationMountaineer
SpouseFatima Sadpara
ChildrenSajid Sadpara

Muhammad Ali Sadpara (Urdu: محمد علی سدپارہ; (1976-02-02)2 February 1976 – February 2021)[2] was a Pakistani high-altitude mountaineer. He was part of the team (which included Italian alpinist Simone Moro and Spanish alpinist Alex Txikon) that completed the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat in 2016.[3] Throughout his career, Sadpara successfully climbed a total of eight eight-thousanders, four of which he ascended in a single calendar year.[4]

Sadpara, along with his 21-year-old son Sajid (who had also climbed K2 in 2019), teamed up with Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjónsson[5] and Chilean mountaineer Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto[6] for a joint ascent of K2, and left the highest camp on the evening of 4 February 2021. Sajid was later forced to descend due to an oxygen regulator malfunction,[7] leaving the other members of the team at the K2 Bottleneck, close to the summit. Sadpara, Sigurjónsson, and Prieto continued their ascent to K2's summit, but did not return by night as planned, and were declared missing on 5 February 2021.[8][9] A rescue mission with two Pakistan Army helicopters was organized on 6 February 2021 to search for the team.[10][11][12]

On 18 February 2021, Pakistani authorities announced that the three men were officially presumed dead, but the search for their remains would continue.[13][14] Sadpara's family also declared him as presumably dead on the same day.[15] On 26 July 2021, three bodies believed to be of the missing mountaineers were found on the slopes above Camp 4.[16][17] Sadpara's body was found around 300 meters (980 ft) below the K2 Bottleneck.[18] The bodies were found by a Madison Mountaineering Sherpa Team that was fixing ropes above the camp.[19] Sajid then retrieved the bodies of the three missing climbers including his father.[20]

  1. ^ Jajja, Sumaira (26 July 2021). "Bodies of Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Snorri and Mohr found on K2". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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  7. ^ Jajja, Sumaira (18 February 2021). "Sadpara, two other mountaineers missing on K2 declared dead". Dawn (Pakistan). Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021. 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.
  8. ^ Markús Þ. Þórhallsson (5 February 2021). "Ekkert hefur heyrst frá John Snorra á K2". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara, 2 others reported missing on K2 expedition". Geo News. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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  11. ^ "Pak Army helicopters fail to locate Pakistani climber, two others on K2". Dawn. 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Sleeping bag, tents located through satellite imagery did not belong to Sadpara, others: search mission". Dawn. 15 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Sadpara, two other mountaineers missing on K2 declared dead". Dawn. 18 February 2021.
  14. ^ Atli Ísleifsson (18 February 2021). "John Snorri, Ali og Juan Pablo formlega taldir af". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara declared dead by family". geo.tv. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  16. ^ Angela Benavides (26 July 2021). "K2: Third Body Found". explorersweb.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ^ Jajja, Dawn com | Sumaira (26 July 2021). "Bodies of Muhammad Ali Sadpara, Snorri and Mohr found on K2". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Mountaineer Ali Sadpara's body found on K2 after five months | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  19. ^ "K2 Update: Two Bodies Found — Ali Sadpara One of Them". Explorersweb. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Son retrieves body of legendary Sadpara from K2 'Bottleneck'". The Express Tribune. 28 July 2021.