Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche
Rescuers are mobilizing helicopters and other resources as the climbers remain out of communication, with four bodies already recovered, officials said.
- On Thursday, an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak left 10 international climbers missing, including world-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja. The Alpine Club reported the group has been out of communication since the midday incident.
- Rising 8,047m within the Karakoram range, Broad Peak is the world's 12th highest mountain. It consistently draws mountaineers globally who attempt to scale its challenging summit in northern Pakistan.
- The expedition of 10 climbers includes Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, Omani mountaineer Nadhira, Chinese climber Wang, and American climber Mallory Geis, led by Purja. Known as Nims Dai, he previously scaled all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters in 189 days.
- Vice President Karrar Haidri of the Alpine Club said the organization is "in constant contact with the highest government authorities" to facilitate an immediate search and rescue operation.
- Mobilization of rescue resources depends on weather and operational conditions, the ACP stated, as helicopters and all available relief efforts are being coordinated with government stakeholders.
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Three bodies recovered after ten climbers go missing on Pakistani mountain
Pakistani search crews on Friday recovered the bodies of three of a group of at least ten mountaineers who were caught in an avalanche on Broad Peak a day earlier, Pakistani officials said. Drone footage showed signs of several more bodies in the search area, said the regional government in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, where Broad Peak […]
A team around the extreme climber Nirmal Purja is missing after an avalanche descent in the Karakorum Mountains. Rescue forces found now the first dead alpinists. Two days after a devastating avalanche accident, at least three alpinists of the ten-member international mountaineering mission around the well-known extreme athlete Nirmal Purja are dead. This was reported by the Alpine Club Pakistan (ACP) of the German Press Agency. The other member…
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The Hamilton SpectatorSearch resumes for missing climbers after avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rescuers backed by military helicopters resumed the search Saturday for at least six members of a 10-member expedition swept away by an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, officials said, a day after authorities recovered three of four…
Search resumes for missing climbers from Pakistan avalanche
Pakistan rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for seven climbers missing after a powerful avalanche on one of the world's highest peaks, with the remains of three mountaineers recovered.
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