ISLAMABAD: Dead bodies of three K-2 climbers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, John Snorri of Iceland, and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile were discovered on Monday from K-2 mountain after a gap of more than five months when they went missing.
Karrar Haideri, Secretary of the Alpine Club of Pakistan Secretary Karrar Haideri said that it was extremely difficult to shift down the bodies of the three climbers from the mountain because of the high altitude.
All the three bodies were discovered by searchers, led by Ali Sadpara’s son, Sajid Sadpara. Sajid was accompanied by Canadian filmmaker Elia Saikaly and Pasang Kaji Sherpa. Army’s Aviation wing was helping them to bring down dead bodies from the peak of K-2.
In a statement issued today, Karrar Haideri said Snorri’s body would be sent to Iceland according to the request of his wife, Lina while mother and sister of deceased climber Juan Pablo Mohr want to take body of Mohr to Chile.
Information Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Fatahullah Khan informed media that first of all the body of Snorri was discovered at 9am today (July 26). His body was identified from his yellow and black clothes that he was wearing during the expedition. Meanwhile, dead bodies of Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Mohr were discovered at 12 Noon from K-2.
Minister further said that Sadpara, Saikaly, and Kaji Sherpa were involved in the digging process and they were in contact with army personnel and a focal person from the military through Thuraya satellite telephone sets.
It may be noted here that the globally acclaimed climber, Muhammad Ali Sadpara went missing along with his two climbers, Snorri and Mohr when they attempted to climb K2, the world’s second-highest peak at 8,611 metres about five months ago.
All these climbers were last seen on Feb 5, 2021, near the bottleneck on K2 as they were struggling to reach the summit of the Savage Mountain. Sajid Sadpara abandoned his summit bid when his oxygen regulator developed a fault and he returned to camp 3.
After days of search efforts that included the use of Pakistan Army helicopters, satellite imagery and SAR technology, the three climbers were declared dead on February 18, 2021.
However, fresh search initiative of Sajid Sadpara along with his team proved successful and they have discovered bodies of the missing climbers today.
