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Renowned Climber Nirmal Purja's Body Recovered From Broad Peak Days After Fatal Avalanche

The record-setting Nepali mountaineer died during an expedition in Pakistan, and his company confirmed the death after the avalanche.

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The ground team will bring the recovered bodies down to the Japanese camp.

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Famed climber Nirmal Purja, nine others die in avalanche

KATHMANDU, Nepal — 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.

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Renowned climber Nirmal Purja's body recovered from Broad Peak days after fatal avalanche

The ground team will bring the recovered bodies down to the Japanese camp.

·New Delhi, India
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Rescuers Recover Body of Famous Climber Nirmal Purja on Broad Peak

Rescuers have located and recovered the body of renowned Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja, who died this week along with nine others in a massive avalanche while climbing Broad Peak in northern Pakistan, the Pakistan Mountaineering Club said on Sunday, according to AFP. “A ground rescue team reached Nims Dai (Purja) at an altitude of approximately 5,700 meters on Broad Peak – the mountain he loved and which has now taken him from us,” the club said…

·Bratislava, Slovakia
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Hindustan Times broke the news in New Delhi, India on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
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