Muhammad Ali Sadpara

Career overview

Muhammad Ali Sadpara was a Pakistani mountaineer born on February 2, 1976, in the village of Sadpara, located on the outskirts of Skardu in northern Pakistan. He began his professional career as a porter, and his passion for mountaineering eventually led him to accompany various foreign expeditions. He died on February 5, 2021, at the age of 45.

Throughout his career, Sadpara climbed four Pakistani 8,000-meter peaks. He is the only Pakistani mountaineer to have successfully climbed four 8,000-meter peaks within a single calendar year. He was a member of the team that achieved the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat. His teammates, Simone Moro and Alex Txikon, later stated that the achievement would not have been possible without the genius of Sadpara.

In addition to his own climbing achievements, his 20-year-old son climbed K2 during the summer of 2019. In 2015, his team attempted a climb, though the provided records do not specify the outcome of that particular effort. According to The Movie Database, Sadpara is also associated with acting, with six known credits listed in his professional history.