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Virtual base camp set up as Iceland Space Agency lends never-before used SAR technology APP February 11, 2021 SKARDU: Despite a halt in the rescue operation owing to bad weather conditions, friends and families of Ali Sadpara and the other missing K2 climbers, vowed on Wednesday to carry on with the search of the "savage mountain" with the help of sophisticated satellite data. Rescue efforts have been on since Pakistan's Ali Sadpara, 45, Iceland's John Snorri, 47, and Chile's Juan Pablo Mohr, 34, went missing on February 5 while attempting to ascent the K2. “For the first time ever, this...

Harsh terrain, extreme weather make world's second highest peak so perilous to traverse The entire country prays for a miracle in finding renowned Pakistani mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara after contact was lost with him during his quest to summit K2 in the perilous Karakoram winter, as rescue efforts cross 72 hours, the likelihood of any headway being made is slim. Sher Khan, former climbing partner of the legendary Italian alpinist Reinhold Messner, gravely summed it up:"On K2, when they’re missing they’re dead.” The Express Tribune looks into why the world's second highest peak is v...

Sadpara’s son says bad weather hampering operation again; asks for father to be remembered in prayers

An aerial search operation for three missing climbers including Muhammad Ali Sadpara will resume on Wednesday with Pakistan Army deploying C-130 for the mission

An aerial search operation for three missing climbers including Muhammad Ali Sadpara will resume on Wednesday with Pakistan Army deploying C-130 for the mission