This extraordinary man is “ALI SADPARA”. Though most of the audiences here know him well, sadly, there are millions and millions of Pakistanis who are unaware of him and all the great feats he has pulled in his sterling climbing career. Doped with pointless and stupid morning shows and never-ending mindless political gibberish, our media yet again failed to acknowledge his great achievements in just recent weeks.
Ali Sadpara is the first Pakistani to summit an 8000ers in winters, in fact he not only fixed the ropes for the expedition on Nanga but played an instrumental role in taking the whole expedition to the top. Ali has climbed all the Pakistani 8000ers, some for multiple times including Nanga. In recent few weeks he managed to stand atop the dangerous Lhotse (4th highest at 8516m) and later scaled Makalu (5th highest at 8481m) to become the first Pakistani ever to climb seven 8000m peaks in history. Ali narrated his recent Nepalese yatra to Pakistan Explorer staff last night in a two-hour long session before his flight back home to Skardu. With a small sponsorship from Pakistan, Ali was on a strictly one-summit-budget to scale Makalu and while he was finalizing his plans, a group of friends offered him a permit for Lhotse free of cost. Ali did not waste a minute to accept the offer, regardless of the fact that he had not done any homework for the relatively dangerous Lhotse.
The file photo shows Ali on the Nanga winter expedition 2015, where after reaching the bottom of the trapezoid at almost 7600m, he had to wait for almost an hour for the rest of the expedition members to join him. Ali was struck with altitude sickness. The team lost the route and eventually the expedition was called off. Ali returned to Nanga the next year ultimately reaching the top along with Simone Moro and Alex Txikon.
All Hail the Hero of Pakistan!
The Phenomenal ALI SADPARA!
