Pakistani mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara, 29, reached the summit of Mount Makalu (8,485m, the world's fifth-highest peak, located on the Nepal–Tibet border) on 2 May without supplemental oxygen, as part of his ongoing quest to climb all 14 of the world's peaks above 8,000 metres without bottled oxygen. The ascent marks his tenth such summit and adds Makalu — considered one of the most technically demanding of the eight-thousanders — to a list that already includes Everest, K2, and Nanga Parbat. Sadpara, son of the legendary Pakistani climber Muhammad Ali Sadpara who died on K2 in 2021, has drawn widespread praise from the Alpine Club of Pakistan, which called the feat a proud moment for the country's mountaineering community.