In The Memory Of Ali Sadpara Ft. Saad Munawar | 064 | TBT

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In conversation with Saad Munawar, the first person to traverse all 3 highest mountain ranges in the world covering 665km in 23 days, this episode explores the incident of Ali Sadpara and mountaineering as a sport. How he got into this sport. What his relationship with Ali Sadpara was like? What his documentary was about? What was the vision of Ali Sadpara? Has Saad done any international expedition? What’s an estimated cost of doing an expedition? What was the criticism on Ali Sadpara’s incident? Tune in to know more on mountaineering as an industry, Saad’s books, and future opportunities this sport can offer!

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00:00 Saad Munawar: World Record Holder
01:10 How he got into mountaineering?
03:08 How his family deals with high death probability of this sport?
04:49 Why didn’t he pursue his degree?
06:23 What are his books about?
08:03 What’s his relationship with Ali Sadpara?
10:37 What his documentary in 2019 was about?
13:03 What was the vision of Ali Sadpara?
14:29 What’s the estimated cost of doing an expedition nationally?
18:10 Has Saad done any international expedition?
19:15 K2 base camp, infrastructure and can’t we better it?
23:59 How communication can be made better?
25:18 Criticism on Ali Sadpara incident!
34:33 What’s the future of mountaineering as an industry?
41:28 How popularized group touring can be used to capture interest?
44:33 What are the opportunities this sport can offer?
47:16 Has he seen any evolution in northern areas in last 10 years?
52:17 How small are we in this big universe?

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