Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan
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Key context: <p>Other members of expedition led by world-renowned climber on Broad Peak have also died, climbing company says</p><p>A world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.</p><p>Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10 other people on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when an avalanche struck at around noon on Thursday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/top-mountaineer-nirmal-purja-confirmed-dead-after-11-hit-by-avalanche-in-pakistan">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Other members of expedition led by world-renowned climber on Broad Peak have also died, climbing company saysA world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10 other people on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when an avalanche struck at around noon on Thursday. Continue reading...
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