Celebrated Nepali Climber Nirmal Purja Dies in Broad Peak Avalanche
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- Record-setting Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, 43, and nine others died in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, his company Elite Exped confirmed.
- Purja, known for rapidly ascending the world's 14 highest mountains, had been missing since Thursday.
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Nirmal Purja, 43, was a celebrated Nepali climber known for setting a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains. He and nine others had been missing since Thursday after being struck by an avalanche.
Celebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who set a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition in Pakistan, his company said on Saturday.
“Today it is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak,” his expedition organising company Elite Exped said on social media.
“We have also received confirmation that other members of the expedition sadly did not survive,” it said.
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah said he was stunned at the deaths of the climbers, including Purja.
“Only physical journey of the climbers has stopped. But the history of their courage, dedication and contributions will always remain alive and inspiring,” Shah wrote in a social media post.
Purja, 43, and nine others had been missing since Thursday after being struck by an avalanche on the 8,051-metre (26,414-ft) Broad Peak, the world’s 12th-highest mountain, a technically difficult climb in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region.
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- Who were the other nine expedition members?
- What caused the avalanche on Broad Peak?
- What were the specific circumstances of the climbers' deaths?
