Nirmal Purja, 'inspirational' Nepali climber, among 10 killed in avalanche during Pakistan expedition
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Purja, 43, and nine others had been missing since Thursday after being struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest mountain, in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region.
August 1, 2026 / 8:28 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Famed British Nepali climber Nirmal Purja has been confirmed dead after being swept away by an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak earlier this week, his expedition company said Saturday.
"It is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak," Purja's company Elite Expeditions said on social media.
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Purja, 43, and nine others had been missing since Thursday after being struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest mountain, in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region.
August 1, 2026 / 8:28 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Famed British Nepali climber Nirmal Purja has been confirmed dead after being swept away by an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak earlier this week, his expedition company said Saturday.
"It is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak," Purja's company Elite Expeditions said on social media.