Ten climbers, including renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, have been confirmed dead after an avalanche on Broad Peak in PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan region. Search and rescue operations are ongoing to recover the remaining bodies, with harsh weather initially delaying efforts.
Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other expedition members died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company Elite Expeditions confirmed. The international team included an American mountaineer, Mallory Geis, and members from Oman, Nepal, Pakistan, and China.
Hikers should not underestimate the risks of climbing in Japan during the volatile spring transition in May, a mountaineering expert has warned after two Hong Kong men became stranded in the Northern Alps, one of whom later died. Veteran mountaineer Chung Kin-man said on Wednesday that climbers might develop a false sense of safety due to warmer weather in lowland areas in May, even as conditions in the mountains remained unstable, with risks of snowstorms, strong winds and freezing...
