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Nirmal Purja and 9 Others Killed in Broad Peak Avalanche in Pakistan

An avalanche struck Broad Peak (8,047 m) in the Karakoram range of northern Pakistan on Thursday, late July 2026, wiping out a ten‑person international climbing team led by former Royal Marine and record‑holder Nirmal Purja, 43. The expedition included climbers from Nepal, Pakistan, Oman, the United States and China.

Four bodies have been recovered and identified – Omani climber Nadhira Al Harthy and Nepalese guide Pur Bahadur Gurung among them – while six members remain missing, including Pakistani mountaineer Sohail Sakhi, American Mallory Geis and Chinese Wang Zhong. Rescue efforts are coordinated by the Alpine Club of Pakistan with army helicopters, drones and ground crews; China has offered assistance for its citizens.

Elite Exped, the company founded by Purja, confirmed the deaths via an Instagram post. Tributes have poured in, notably from Nepalese Congress president Gagan Thapa, who praised Purja’s impact on global mountaineering.

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Alpine Club of Pakistan · Ayaz Shigri · Broad Peak · Elite Exped · Gagan Thapa · Gilgit‑Baltistan · Karakoram Mountains · Karakoram range · Karrar Haidri · Major General Irfan Arshad · Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy · Nadhira Al Harthy

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