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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.
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Renowned Nepali climber ‘Nimsdai’ among 10 missing after avalanche on Broadpeak in Pakistan
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.
Euronews
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja among missing climbers after avalanche on Broad Peak
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 NYT
4 Bodies Found, 6 Climbers Missing After Avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan
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.
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10 Climbers, Including Nims Purja, Missing After Avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan
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.
