KARACHI: Renowned mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara, who fell from a cliff during his routine drill last week, has died at the age of 66.
Ali Raza was injured after falling from a mountain and has been undergoing treatment at Regional Hospital Skardu for the past week.
Ali Raza, got his ribs and spine broken after falling from the cliff and into a ditch during his routine drill, last week. He remained under treatment for around 10 days but could not survive.
It is pertinent to mention here that Ali Raza climbed mountains over 7,000 meters 17 times, including four peaks above 8,000 meters during his prolonged career that spanned over 36 years.
Ali Raza was the coach of the late Ali Sadpara and Hassan Sadpara. He was planning to summit K2 this year.
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KARACHI: Renowned mountaineer Ali Raza Sadpara fell from a mountain during a routine drill and sustained critical injuries, Alpine Club of Pakistan confirmed.
The 55-years-old mountaineer, who has summited Pakistan’s eight thousand meters high peaks 17 times, fell from a mountain during his routine drill and sustained severe injuries.
According to the details shared by the Alpine Club of Pakistan, the mountaineer slipped from the mountain and fell into a ditch.
Ali was then rushed to the Regional Hospital where the doctors revealed that the mountaineer has broken his spine and ribs.
Following the unfortunate incident, Ali’s son, Basheer Hussain, appealed to the nation to pray for his father’s quick recovery.
It is apropos to mention here that Ali was the coach of the late Ali Sadpara and Hassan Sadpara. The injured mountaineer was planning to summit K2 this year.
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