Islamabad (TDI): Pakistani mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara has successfully summited Dhaulagiri (8,167 meters), the seventh-highest mountain in the world, without the use of supplemental oxygen.
The climb, which was with the assistance of Seven Summit Treks Nepal and Sabroso Pakistan, according to Karrar Haidri, the Secretary of Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), utilized technical climbing equipment for the expedition from Kailas.
Sajid was reported back from the top by Haidri, indicating that the climb had been executed under regular high-altitude climbing practices.
Dhaulagiri in Nepal offers technical issues such as climbing steep ground and poor weather. Climbing it without the aid of supplemental oxygen is usually attempted by mountaineers well acclimatized to high altitudes and who have some experience on equivalent peaks.
Sirbaz Khan, a Hunza mountaineer, became the first Pakistani to climb Dhaulagiri. He ascended on October 1, 2021, without supplemental oxygen. Sirbaz is also famous for attempting to be the first Pakistani to climb all the 14 eight-thousanders (peaks over 8,000m).
Sajid Ali Sadpara has completed a number of other high-altitude ascents in recent years. These include K2 (8,611m), Gasherbrum I (8,080m), Gasherbrum II (8,035m), Broad Peak (8,051m), Manaslu (8,163m), and Mount Everest (8,848m). In several of these expeditions, he also did not use supplemental oxygen.
He is the son of Legendary Muhammad Ali Sadpara, a climber who was involved in numerous high-altitude expeditions and went missing on K2 in 2021. Sajid has since continued to participate in expeditions in both Pakistan and abroad continuing his father’s legacy.
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The completion of the Dhaulagiri ascent adds to his ongoing list of climbs in the 8,000-meter category, which are often pursued by mountaineers aiming to summit all 14 of the world’s peaks above 8,000 meters. As of this climb, Sajid has summited a total of seven such peaks.
The Alpine Club of Pakistan regularly monitors and documents the activities of Pakistani climbers participating in international and domestic expeditions. The club has confirmed the successful summit and is currently updating its records accordingly.
This climb was carried out in the spring season, which is one of the two major windows for Himalayan expeditions, the other being the autumn season. No injuries or incidents were reported during the ascent or descent.
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