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Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country’s alpine club said.
Rescuers say four bodies found in search for team caught in Broad Peak avalanche, after trackers showed rapid descent The world-renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja – a former British Special Forces member – is among 10 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak. Rescuers on Friday said four bodies had been found and efforts were under way to retrieve them despite the harsh weather. Two of th…
NYTimes – World Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country’s alpine club said.
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country’s alpine club said.
Nepal’s Nirmal Purja, who led the expedition of 10 climbers, set a world record in 2019, becoming the first person ever to climb all 14 of the world’s highest peaks surpassing the 8,000 metre mark, in just 189 days.
NYTimes – World The group caught on one of the world’s highest peaks included the influential British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and an American climber, an alpine organization said.
NYTimes – World Nirmal Purja, an influential mountaineer, was part of a group struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, an alpine organization said. A search effort was being mobilized.
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