Tuesday 9 February 2021

Ali Sadpara and the K-2

The King of Mountains and the Lover of Mountains ( Ali Sadpara our legend)


I still remember the words of Muhammad Ali Sadpara about his brave commitment in a training camp if you get lost somewhere in the mountains, you must have the courage to build a house in the mountains for few days and survive, not to the destination of the loser. Now I can believe the one whose spirits were higher than K-2 must have given ( or his determinations and love of Mountains gave him a house forever). The intentions of lovers are higher than mountains".

"Imtiaz and Akbar, Ali Sadpara’s cousin, and nephew arrived at base camp a little more then 24 hours ago, both incredibly talented Pakistani climbers who have summited K2, to assist in bringing Sajid Sadpara down from the base of K2.
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It was an emotional arrival just after dark as Sajid, who turned back at the bottleneck due to an oxygen failure, returned alive after a monumental descent to base camp without his Father Ali.
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Imtiaz and Akbar are heading up K2 today, boots on the hill, by their own will, to see if they can possibly locate John Snor, Ali and JP.
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Imtiaz said:
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‘Ali is a brother to us. A hero for Pakistan. We will climb as high as we can within our limits. There is hope, but we know the reality of the mountain, especially in winter.’

Muhammad Ali Sadpara ........ A living example of our mortals 

 When did we appreciate the work of Muhammad Ali Sadpara?  When he didn't need it anymore.  When he was missing,  Muhammad Ali Sadpara was not doing this for the first time but our misfortune is that no one considers him a hero except some movie stars and cricketers and the media does not give time to people from other walks of life.

 Why do writers, intellectuals, musicians, artists, educators ... and other life experts read news about his death?

  Muhammad Ali Sadpara is a living example of our moral behavior.  A short list of his accomplishments in mountaineering

 List of mountains ascended by Muhammad Ali Sadpara

 Gashebrum II   8035 m                             Pakistan in 2006

 Spantik Peak  7,027 m                               Pakistan in 2006

 Nanga Parbat    8,125 m                           Pakistan in 2008

 Muztag Ata                                                 China in 2008

 Nanga Parbat 8,125 m                               Pakistan in 2009

 Gashebrum I  8,068                                    Pakistan in 2010

 Nanga Parbat 8,125 m                              Pakistan first winter ascend in 2016

 Broad peak   8,035                                  Pakistan in 2017

 Nanga Parbat  8,125 m                           Pakistan first autumn in 2017

 Pumori Peak  7,161 m                             first winter Nepal in 2017

 K2 8,611 m                                               Pakistan in 2018

 Lhotse  8,516 m                                        Nepal in 2019

 Makalu   8,485 m                                      Nepal in 2019

 Manaslu  8,156 m                                    Nepal in 2019

 K2                                                          First Winter Pakistan in 2021

 From 2006, he began to climb 8,000 meters high peaks.  With his encouragement and support. 

my personal experience with Ali's courage and braveness were extraordinary he always used to talk about challenges and dangers once sit for adventure stories. 

I am very sad to write this after his loss and the thing that makes me mourne is about the separation of a son and father he wanted to make his son the youngest climber on the K-2, unfortunately, it was not his luck to see him as he wished. But I am sure Sajjid Sadpara will carry on his great father's mission and one day he will have the same popularity as his father. 

Millions of Pakistanis like me have been waiting all night and the last day for some promising news.  These love and prayers for Muhammad Ali Sadpara, but there is no such thing.  Ali Sahib has subdued these mountains by keeping the flag of Pakistan in his pocket when millions including me did not even know his name.  And this devotion to the green flag is enough to buy the love of all of us ...

 Social media introduce us to such heroes ...  I read in the same group that Muhammad Ali Sadpara once told a friend that if I ever got lost in these mountains, I would build an ice house and stay in it for many days.  May Allah gives you courage, and strength Ali Bhai ...  I have heard the news of Nazir Sabir's achievements in my childhood.  But the real meaning of these achievements has been introduced in the last 24 hours.

 Choghori (K2) is also here and winter will come again next year, God willing.  Just come back ...  This nation has rarely valued its heroes ...  I sincerely wish that when you have finally got the appreciation after so many years of exercise, you can sit among them and enjoy it and feel these loves.



 

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