Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche
Rescuers backed by military helicopters have found four bodies as bad weather slows efforts to reach the remaining six climbers, officials said.
- On Thursday, July 30, 2026, an avalanche struck a 10-person expedition on Pakistan's Broad Peak, killing Nepal-born British mountaineer Nirmal Purja. Elite Exped, his expedition company, confirmed the death on Saturday.
- While ascending from Camp II to Camp III at 6,600 meters, the team was struck by avalanche at 9 a.m. Thursday. The mountain's main west-facing gully collapsed, sweeping all ten climbers hundreds of meters downhill.
- Authorities confirmed the deaths of Purja, American entrepreneur Mallory Geis, Omani mountaineer Nadhira Al Harthy, and Nepalese guide Pur Bahadur Gurung. Officials located their remains using drone footage, though recovery remains ongoing.
- Rescuers backed by Pakistani military helicopters continue searching for six missing climbers as inclement weather hampers operations. The Information Department of Gilgit-Baltistan stated recovered bodies were transported to hospitals for identification.
- Broad Peak is notorious for extreme altitude and unstable snow conditions, with fatal accidents occurring frequently on the mountain. Purja gained international fame by climbing all 14 mountains above 8,000 meters in a record 189 days in 2019.
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The body of the renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak, 8000 meters in Pakistan, found by the rescue.
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Fresh snow had fallen on the flanks of Broad Peak late last week. But because the climbing season was ending, Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja (43) still wanted to take the risk of reaching the 8,051-meter summit without supplemental oxygen. It would have been his 58th ascent, and for a man who had reached all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters in the Himalayas in 6 months and 6 days, that shouldn't have been a problem. Unfortunately, it turned out to be his last: a…
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