Sajid Sadpara, the renowned mountaineer from Pakistan, climbed Mount Everest without any supplemental oxygen and Sherpa assistance on Sunday, making history. He is the first Pakistani to have climbed the world’s highest peak without oxygen support.
Sajid has set a goal of climbing all 14 eight-thousanders without the aid of supplemental oxygen. He has already climbed K2 (8,611m), Gasherbrum-I (8,080m), and Gasherbrum-II (8,035m) in Pakistan, as well as Manaslu (8,163m) in Nepal, without oxygen support.
Sajid’s summit of Mount Everest fulfilled the wish of his late father, Mohammad Ali Sadpara, who was also a legendary mountaineer.
In a tweet, Sajid said, “History has been made as 1st Pakistani to be on the top of Everest; Solo, without the use of supplemental oxygen & personal sherpa assistance. It was the dream of his father for Pakistan.”
Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani also made history by scaling Mount Everest, becoming the second woman from the country to conquer the world’s highest peak. The first female mountaineer from Pakistan to scale the peak was Samina Baig in 2013.
Kiani is the first non-Nepalese climber to scale Mount Everest this season. She reached the summit at 8:02 am on Sunday without any supplemental oxygen support. Kiani has already climbed Annapurna I in Nepal, K2, Gasherbrum I, and II before scaling Mount Everest. She is now aiming to conquer 8,516m high Lhotse, the fourth tallest mountain.
The mother of two, a boxer, and a banker in Dubai became popular in 2018 after her wedding photoshoot at K2 Basecamp went viral on social media.