Missing Pakistani climber Ali Sadpara was pronounced dead by his family after missing more than 10 days.
The announcement was made by Sajid Sadpara, the son of Ali Sadpara in Skardu. “I want to keep my father's mission alive and fulfill his dream,” he said.
He also thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan, Army Chief of Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa and the brave pilots of Askari Aviation for conducting a thorough search and rescue operation in bad weather for his father. Sadpara, Icelander John Snorri and Chilean Juan Pablo Mohr embarked on their journey on February 3 following Sadpara's birthday and asked fans and admirers to "keep us in their prayers".
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They had started their attempt at the final summit in the early morning hours of February 5, hoping to end the Herculean performance in the afternoon.
According to updates posted to Snorri's Facebook account on 12.29 Friday, the GPS stopped working and had not been updated for six hours.
Ali Sadpara's leadership announced a few days ago that the government and other stakeholders have done their best to find Sadpara and the other climbers who have disappeared despite disappearing for nearly 10 days.
Sadpara's management, which manages its official Twitter account, announced on Monday that a meeting of the Apex Committee on the Search and Rescue (SAR) for missing climbers will be held in Gilgit on February 17, 2021. “Avoid premature statements and stay away from false reports,” management had said
The government and other stakeholders are still putting their best efforts to find our missing climbers. A meeting of apex committee regarding SAR will be held on 17th Feb. in Gilgit. Please avoid any premature statements and keep away from fake reports. Management
— Muhammad Ali Sadpara (@ali_sadpara) February 15, 2021
The three climbers , Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri , Juan Publo Mahr were last seen at the bottleneck on K2 on Feb. 5 as they attempted to reach the top of Savage Mountain. Sajid Sadpara, who accompanied the three, had to give up his bid for the summit after his oxygen regulator broke down and he returned to Camp 3.
Foreign Minister of Pakistan,Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed his grief to the Sadpara family on their irreplaceable loss. He said in his tweet, Ali was a pride of Pakistan and his spirit passion, and determination left a rich legacy.
Rest in peace @ali_sadpara, @john_snorri & #JPMohr. Your spirit, passion, grit & determination in the face of every kind of hardship leaves behind a rich legacy, inspiring generations. #AliSadpara, pride of 🇵🇰.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) February 18, 2021
My prayers & condolences are with the families of the departed. pic.twitter.com/ONsnzynIWf
