SKARDU: Pakistani climber Muhammad Ali Sadpara becomes the first Pakistani climber to successfully ascend K-2 winter summit without oxygen. Earlier, due to swear weather conditions the expedition was deferred. Sadpara, his son and a foreign climber were on a mission to ascend K2 without oxygen.

Taking to Twitter, Mr Sadpara congratulated the entire nation and specifically people of Skardu for successfully finishing the mission in which many lost their lives.
الحمداللہ ! دُنیا کی دوسری بڑی کوہ پیما سرکرکے پاکستانی پرچم ?? لہرادیا , میں بطود پہلا پاکستانی کوہ پیما جس نے سرد موسم میں یہ اعزاز حاصل کیا ! اب دُنیا بھر میں اپنے ملک اور اپنے علاقے سکردو کا نام روشن کرونگا pic.twitter.com/DX6s6hvwxv
— Muhammad Ali Sadpara (@AliSadparaa) February 5, 2021
محمد علی سدپارہ سردیوں میں کے ٹو سر کرنے والے پہلے پاکستانی بن گئے۔۔#k2winterexpedition2021 #K2WinterExpedition #K2winter2021 pic.twitter.com/BrAApysRck
— GNN (@gnnhdofficial) February 5, 2021
Earlier, a Bulgarian climber Atanas Skatov died after suffering a significant fall when he descended to Camp 3 K2, after a night with very bad weather conditions. Amid extreme weather Sadara's son, Sajid Ali Sadpara who was climbing K2 along his father was sent back to rest at Camp 3, K2.
پاکستانی کوہ پیما محمد علی سدپارہ نے کے ٹو پہاڑ سرکرلیا۔۔@AliSadparaa #k2winterexpedition2021 #K2WinterExpedition pic.twitter.com/qIFnYfTNuM
— GNN (@gnnhdofficial) February 5, 2021
It is pertinent to mention here that a team of Pakistani and foreign climbers had begun their expedition to ascend the second highest mountain of the globe, K2, without oxygen to set a world record, days after the mountain was scaled for the first time in winter by a Nepalese team.
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