The “K2 Clean Up Campaign,” a voluntary cleanliness initiative that would run from June to August 2023 to ensure a long-term response to climate change, has been announced by the late Muhammad Ali Sadpara’s son, Sajid Ali Sadpara.
Mountaineers from Gilgit-Baltistan will accompany Sajid during the campaign.
The mountaineer tweeted the information and stated his joy at starting the campaign.
“We cannot shut off the mountains for expeditions, but we can mitigate risks and work on sustainable ways to fight climate change,” he stated. “Tourism is a lifeline for the people of GB [Gilgit-Baltistan].”
Sadpara continued, adding a touch of passion by mentioning the mountains as his father’s ultimate resting place, that he wished to help restore Pakistan’s “glory.”
The mountaineer wrote, “Hereinafter, 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 climber then discussed the numerous programs he intended to establish and introduce in order to increase public awareness of Pakistan’s climate catastrophe.
“For this campaign, I have assembled a group of local mountaineers from Gilgit Baltistan,” Sadpara added.
He stated, “I would be available for running awareness campaigns, training programs, and public representatives for sustainable tourism policy-making.”
Sajid wrote in a tweet, “I hope our efforts will not only help in keeping our mountains clean but will also create awareness on a global scale about the climate change crisis that our nation is facing.”
K-2 Clean Up Campaign
I am excited to announce the K-2 Clean Up Campaign this year from June-Aug 2023. Every climber loves K-2, but as son of soil my heart burns seeing our beloved K2, the most iconic landmark of Pakistan is being compared with ‘pigsty’. Tourism is lifeline 1/n pic.twitter.com/zcb7FamciT— Sajid Ali Sadpara (@sajid_sadpara) January 5, 2023
The young climber said he hoped the initiatives would “not only help in keeping our mountains clean but will also create awareness internationally about the climate change crisis that our nation is facing.”
In his final tweet, he thanked everyone who had supported him thus far and expressed his hope that the government would contribute to his efforts to protect the environment.
It’s vital to remember that Ali Sadpara, John Snorri Sigurjónsson of Iceland, and Juan Pablo Mohr Prieto of Chile all died in February 2021 on K2 expedition. They were pronounced deceased formally two weeks later.
The three climbers were last observed on February 5, 2021, while attempting to ascend Savage Mountain, close to the Bottleneck on K2.
Sajid Sadpara, one of the three, was forced to give up on trying to reach the summit after his oxygen regulator broke and returned to K2 camp 3.
To read our blog on “Ali Sadpara, The Son of Mountains, is No More With Us,” click here.
