Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
Elite Exped said the 10-member team was swept away at about 7,000 metres, and six bodies have been located.
- On Saturday, adventure company Elite Exped confirmed legendary mountaineer Nirmal Purja was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest mountain, during an expedition on Thursday.
- The avalanche struck along Broad Peak's standard West Ridge route at approximately 21,600 to 21,850 feet, leaving Purja and five other climbers missing since Friday before confirmation of their deaths.
- Elite Exped identified the lost climbing partners as Pur Bahadur Gurung, known as Yukta, and Nima Sherpa, with the company confirming other expedition members also did not survive.
- Purja, a former British military specialist who served 16 years, climbed all 14 mountains above 8,000 metres in 189 days, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.
- Tributes continue pouring in for the mountaineer who inspired millions through his courage and humility; Purja previously assisted Spencer Matthews in the documentary Finding Michael, recovering the body of Matthews' brother from Everest.
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Nirmal Purja, the renowned Nepalese mountaineer who broke records by conquering 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in less than seven months, has died along with his team after being killed in an avalanche on a mountain in Pakistan.
Famed Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja dies in Pakistan avalanche
Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who gained fame by scaling all 14 peaks taller than 8,000 meters in a little over six months in 2019, died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, his expedition company said on Saturday. He was 43.
Nirmal Purja climbed all eight-thousanders in 2019 within six months. Through a Netflix documentary he became internationally known. Now he died in an avalanche accident in Pakistan.
Nepal’s famed climber and 9 others die in avalanche in Pakistan
Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company said on Saturday. “Today it is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak,” his expedition organising company Elite Exped said on social media. “We have a…
Nirmal Purja, the British-Nepalese mountaineer who made history by climbing 14 peaks over 8,000 meters in 189 days, lost his life in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan. It has been reported that other climbers in Purja's team also died, and search efforts are underway for those still missing.
Nirmal Purja (43), one of the most famous climbers in the world, died in an avalanche accident in Pakistan.
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