Sajid Ali Sadpara ‘K-2 Clean Up Campaign’

Sajid Ali Sadpara, son of the late Muhammad Ali Sadpara, announced the “K-2 Clean Up Campaign” to combat climate change.

Gilgit-Baltistan mountaineers will accompany Sajid.

The mountaineer announced the campaign on Twitter.

“Tourism is a lifeline for the people of GB [Gilgit-Baltistan], and we can’t close the mountains to expeditions, but we can mitigate risks and fight climate change sustainably,” he said.

Sadpara said he wanted to clean up Pakistan’s “glory” and referenced the mountains as his father’s final resting place.

“At this moment, I want to come forward and voluntarily clean up the symbol of the glory of Pakistani nation and the final resting place of my beloved father,” the mountaineer wrote.

The mountaineer then described the various initiatives he would be organizing and launching to create awareness about the climate crisis Pakistan is facing.

“I have formed a team of local mountaineers from Gilgit Baltistan who will be part of this campaign. I would be available for running awareness campaigns, training programs and public representatives for policy-making for sustainable tourism,” he said.

“I hope our efforts will not only help keep our mountains clean but will also create awareness internationally about the climate change crisis our nation is facing,” said Sajid in his tweet.

The young mountaineer hopes the efforts “will help keep our mountains clean and raise international awareness about our nation’s climate change crisis.”

He thanked everyone who had helped him and hoped the government would support his climate preservation efforts.

Ali Sadpara, John Snorri Sigurjónsson, and Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto were declared dead in February 2021.

The three climbers were last seen on February 5, 2021, near K2’s Bottleneck while attempting Savage Mountain.

Sajid Sadpara, one of the three, returned to camp three after his oxygen regulator broke.