Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan
Nirmal Purja pictured in 2021 after his return from leading the first team to summit K2 in winter. Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/APView image in fullscreenNirmal Purja pictured in 2021 after his return from leading the first team to summit K2 in winter. He later led the first team to summit K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, in winter.1:52Nirmal Purja climbs world’s 14 highest peaks in record-breaking 189 days – video report“Records are made to be broken,” the former Gurkha and UKSF member told the Guardian in 2019.
- ▪Nirmal Purja pictured in 2021 after his return from leading the first team to summit K2 in winter.
- ▪Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/APView image in fullscreenNirmal Purja pictured in 2021 after his return from leading the first team to summit K2 in winter.
- ▪He later led the first team to summit K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, in winter.1:52Nirmal Purja climbs world’s 14 highest peaks in record-breaking 189 days – video report“Records are made to be broken,” the former Gurkha and UKSF
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- ▪ Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says — BBC News — UK
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Nirmal Purja pictured in 2021 after his return from leading the first team to summit K2 in winter. Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/APView image in fullscreenNirmal Purja pictured in 2021 after his return from leading the first team to summit K2 in winter. Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/APMountaineeringTop mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in PakistanWorld-renowned climber had been leading expedition on Broad Peak when avalanche struckGeneva AbdulSat 1 Aug 2026 09.22 EDTLast modified on Sat 1 Aug 2026 09.26 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA world-renowned Nepali mountaineer and former UK Special Forces member has died after being among 11 climbers caught in a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.Nirmal Purja was killed leading an expedition of 10…
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