Pakistan’s ace climber, Sajid Ali Sadpara. Made history when he climbed the world’s tallest peak on Sunday, Mount Everest (8848m) solo. Without using supplemental oxygen and taking personal sherpa assistance.
Pakistan’s renowned mountaineer Sajid Sadpara has made history as he scaled the world’s highest peak Mount Everest without the support of supplemental oxygen and assistance from Sherpas. Who are considered elite mountain climbers, on Sunday in Nepal.
He is the first Pakistani to climb the world’s high peak without the aid of supplemental oxygen. Sajid aims to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without the aid of supplemental oxygen. He has already summited K2 (8,611m), Gasherbrum-I (8,080m), and Gasherbrum-II (8,035m) in Pakistan, as well as Manaslu (8,163m) in Nepal, without supplemental oxygen.
Sajid has fulfilled the wish of his late father Mohammad Ali Sadpara. Who was a legendary mountaineer, achieving such a feat? Sadapra, who is the son of the late Ali Sadpara. Who scaled eight of the world’s 14 above 8,000m mountains. Said it was a dream of his father’s for the nation. The legendary Ali Sadpara was found dead after he went missing in 2021.
In a tweet, the legendary climber said, “History has been made as 1st Pakistani to be on the top of Everest; Solo. Without the use of supplemental oxygen & personal sherpa assistance. It was a dream of his father for Pakistan.”
Lady mountaineers
Earlier, Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani scaled Mount Everest. Becoming the second woman from the country to summit the world’s highest peak. A mother of two kids, Kiani is a Dubai-based Pakistani banker and an amateur boxer. She first rose to prominence after images of her wedding shoot at K2 Base Camp in 2018 circulated on social media.
She summited Gasherbrum-II (8,035m) in 2021, Gasherbrum-I (8,068m), K2 (8611) in July 2022, and Annapurna (8,091m) in 2023. Kiani had climbed K2, the world’s second tallest peak shortly after Samina Baig, who was the first Pakistani woman to achieve the feat.
Another female British Pakistani mountaineer Nadia Azad, who is a member of Imagine Nepal’s Annapurna Expedition Team also successfully summited Everest on Sunday. This is Nadia’s second 8,000m peak climb, following her recent ascent of Annapurna in April.
She has now set her sights on her next challenge: Lhotse. She also plans to embark on a daring expedition to Pakistan in June-July, aiming to summit all five 8,000m peaks in the country.