Gabriele Canu

Iconic big mountains are most often associated with big expeditions, big objectives and big dreams. But what about those whose lives are inseparably intertwined with them? Sadpara is a journey through the heart of Pakistan’s mountains that explores the bond that unites its people with the high lands. What emerges is the simple routine of a small community, strong and pristine in character, set against the immensity of the Karakoram landscape.

Fifty years after the opening of the first climbing route on the Pietra del Finale, two brothers - both passionate mountain enthusiasts - decide to set off on an adventure on the trail of the pioneers who first launched the climbing history of these places. The result was a journey through the wild in search of memories and discoveries; vertical wandering exploring the tablelands and crossing the 13 main walls of the Finale Ligure area, but at the same time an encounter and comparison with the leading figures of the past.