Son of famed high-altitude climber Muhammad Ali Sadpara, mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara, has successfully conquered Mount Manaslu in Nepal, the eighth-highest peak in the world, without using supplemental oxygen.
Sajid has scaled Manaslu’s “True Summit,” making him the first Pakistani to do it. The elevation of Mount Manaslu is 8,163 meters. It is located in the Mansiri Himal, a section of the Nepalese Himalayas, in Nepal’s west central region. The Mountain of the spirit is how Manaslu is translated.
Alhamdulliah, Sajid has summited Mt Manaslu 8163m world’s 8th highest mountain without oxygen this afternoon and is first Pakistan to climb to the True Summit
Congratulations Pakistan 🇵🇰 #Manaslu2022 pic.twitter.com/tEFDK7autj— Sajid Ali Sadpara (@sajid_sadpara) September 26, 2022
Sajid’s expedition is said to have escaped an avalanche that hit below C-4 before he accomplished the achievement. By now, he had traveled 8,000 meters. Sajid has previously made two ascents of K2 (8,611 meters). Without using any additional oxygen, the mountaineer also scaled the summits of Gasherbrum-I (8,080 meters) and Gasherbrum-II (8,035 meters). The bodies of three missing climbers, including Sajid’s father, who vanished in February 2021 while trying to summit K2, were reportedly found in the “Bottleneck” and secured at Camp-4 in July of last year.
There has been an avalanche on Mt Manaslu below C-4.
Sajid Sadpara is Alhamdullilah safe and fine, as they have already crossed 8000m. More details to follow. Wish everybody safe climb
Requests for prayers and good wishes Pakistan 🇵🇰 #Manaslu2022 pic.twitter.com/QXSkgqhofR— Sajid Ali Sadpara (@sajid_sadpara) September 26, 2022
Sajid and government representatives claim that Sherpas found the bodies below the Bottleneck. Nearly two weeks after going missing on the “Savage Mountain,” Ali Sadpara and two of his coworkers, John Snorri Sigurjónsson of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto of Chile, were found dead on February 18. On February 5, while attempting a historic winter ascent without supplementary oxygen, the trio lost communication with the Base Camp.
After a significant avalanche in Manaslu, at least one climber is dead and about 12 are injured close to Camp 4. Some require rescue because they are critically harmed. Additionally, climbers are stranded in Camp 4 since the avalanche swept away the fixed ropes they depend on, preventing them from descending any further. They weren’t prepared to handle that altitude without the bottled oxygen they were carrying while climbing. Climbers with Imagine Nepal, Seven Summit Treks, and Satori Adventures have been the most severely impacted by the avalanche. Outfitters like 8K Expeditions, Furtenbach, and Elite Exped are hastily releasing reports confirming the safety of their guests and staff. On social media, some climbers share updates on their condition and whereabouts.
After the summits on Friday, the weather deteriorated once more. However, the tiny weather window projected for September 28–29 caused practically everyone on Manaslu to get moving. That indicated a large population.
Bodies of 3 climbers including legendary Ali Sadpara found after 5 months
404 foreigners have received permits from Nepal’s Department of Tourism for Manaslu, which is twice as many as in an average year. The number of persons on the mountain increases to around 700 as 300 more Nepali guides join the tourists. Although many climbers had today as their day to depart Base Camp, some continued to climb all weekend. Because of the anticipated traffic bottlenecks and the unpredictability of the conditions on the technical pitch between the fore summit and the real summit, they intended to reach the top before the masses.
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