The famous Pakistani climber Sajid Ali Sadpa on Saturday would close the seventh highest peak in the world, Dhaulagiri at 8,167 meters, without oxygen or goalkeeper support.
On May 4, four Pakistani climbers began their expedition to climb Dhaulagiri, located in Nepal. Sadpara had arrived at the Base camp on April 6 and had begun its rotation and went up to camp 3 and descended to the base camp.
The feat, confirmed by the Alpine Club of Pakistan, marks the ninth peak of 8,000m of SADPARA, all of which were scaled without bottled oxygen and were completely without support.
In a statement, Seven Summit Treks said the team successfully arrived at the summit from 9:35 am on Saturday, marking the first confirmed ascent of Dhaulagiri in the spring season 2025.
The expedition team had previously set ropes of up to 8,050 MY launched its final thrust during a favorable weather window.
The team began its thrust from the IV camp at 6:15 pm on Friday, making relentless efforts to reach the top and at the same time ensure the final section of the route by setting more than 350 m of rope.
This year, Kangchenjunga has seen an impressive participation, with almost 70 international climbers and an equal number of sherpas assuming the challenge.
“With only 29 years, Sajid has shown a remarkable resistance, resistance and dedication to mountainism to great altitude,” said Pakistan’s Alpine Club in a statement.
His Dhaulagiri expedition was organized by seven Treks Summit Nepal and Tasty Pakistan, with technical team sponsored by Kaillas.
“[Sadpara] He is the proud son of the legendary Muhammad Ali Sadpa, who tragically lost his life during a winter rise of K2 in 2021. carrying his father’s legacy with honor, Sajid has become a powerful symbol of the force of the Pakistani mountaineers and global excellence.
Karrar Haidri, secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, congratulated Sadpara, describing him as “a historical milestone that reflects the strength and courage of the Pakistani climbers on the world stage.”
“This is another moment of pride for Pakistan and the world of mountaineering!”
While talking with Dawn.com Before starting his thrust of the summit, Sadpara had said that he would try to raise the peak without the support of oxygen and goalkeeper.
Sadpa has already accumulated eight of the world’s peaks above 8,000 m, including Everest, K2, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum-I and Gasherbrum-II.
He has also participated in rescue operations in several peaks, including K2, and plans to accumulate the 14 peaks above 8,000 m.
Sadpara has made a name in the Alpina community with its summits of the most discouraging peaks at an early age.
He has climbed K2 twice; Once without supplementary oxygen. It also established records when there would be Gasherbrum-I and Gasherbrum-II peaks in three days and 18 hours without supplementary oxygen.
In February 2021, his father Muhammad Ali Sadpa, John Snorri de Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile disappeared while trying to accumulate the K2 during the winter season.
Their bodies were found in July, almost five months after disappearing.
Sadpara described the search for the bodies of his father and other missing climbers as “the most challenging and extraordinary mission” of his life.
“First, K2’s summit itself was a dangerous adventure and my father’s burial over eight thousand meters was heartbreaking,” he said.
“It was impossible to take the bodies back to the base camp, so we decided to bury them in the mountain.”
Now, Sajid Sadpa said his mission to accumulate the 14 peaks above eight thousand meters of altitude without complementary oxygen would be the fulfillment of his father’s dream.
For him, climbing was something to be born.
“When you get an environment where you listen and practice just to become a mountaineer, you definitely become one,” he explained while talking about his father’s training.
