Four Pakistani mountaineers reach Nepal to conquer Everest, Dhaulagiri and Kangchenjunga

Four renowned Pakistani mountaineers have set out to scale some of the world’s highest and most dangerous peaks in Nepal, including Mount Everest, Dhaulagiri, and Kangchenjunga.

The expedition is being led by Sajid Ali Sadpara, son of the legendary late mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara. His aim is to summit Dhaulagiri (8,167 metres), the seventh-highest mountain in the world. He reached base camp on April 6 and completed his acclimatisation by May 3. He is now waiting for favourable weather around May 9 to begin his summit push.

Remarkably, Sajid is undertaking this climb in alpine style, without the use of supplemental oxygen or high-altitude porters. He has already successfully summited K2, Nanga Parbat, Broad Peak, and both Gasherbrum I and II.

Also making headlines is Pakistani female mountaineer Naila Kiani, who has begun her journey to conquer Kangchenjunga (8,586 metres), the world’s third-highest peak. Kiani has already climbed 11 of the world’s 14 highest mountains and is the only Pakistani woman to have done so.

She is joined by fellow mountaineer Sirbaz Khan on the Kangchenjunga mission. Sirbaz recently summited Annapurna (8,091 metres) without supplemental oxygen on April 7. Kangchenjunga is the last remaining peak for him to become the first Pakistani to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks.

Meanwhile, another Pakistani climber from Gilgit-Baltistan, Wajidullah Nagri, has reached the base camp of Mount Everest. Nagri has previously climbed five of Pakistan’s highest peaks, including K2 and Nanga Parbat.