Pakistan
Renowned Pakistani mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara passes away
Sadpara had suffered injuries after falling from a mountain during a routine climbing practice.
Skardu: Renowned Pakistani mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara passed away in the early hours of Friday at the age of 55.
According to details, Ali Raza Sadpara had suffered critical injuries after falling from a mountain during a routine climbing practice near his village in Skardu. He met an accident while pre-expedition preparation for his K-2 summer expedition and got severe injuries.
He was under treatment at the RHQ Hospital Skardu, in Gilgit−Baltistan where he breathed his last on Friday.
During a career that started in 1986, Ali Raza Sadpara has summited 17 8,000m peaks, including each one in Pakistan except K2. He has climbed many signature Pakistani 8,000’ers multiple times, including Broad Peak (8,047m) and Gasherbrum I (8068m) four times, and Gasherbrum II (8,035m) five times, most recently last summer.
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