Nirmal Purja, who redrew the limits of human endurance and reshaped Nepali mountaineering, dies in Broad Peak avalanche
- Nirmal Purja, the Nepal-born former special forces soldier who stunned the mountaineering world by summiting all 14 of the planet’s 8,000-metre peaks in six months, has died in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.
- Purja's death was confirmed in a statement by Elite Expedition on its social account on Saturday.
- "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," the statement said.
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- Nirmal Purja, the Nepal-born former special forces soldier who stunned the mountaineering world by summiting all 14 of the planet’s 8,000-metre peaks in six months, has died in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak.
- Purja's death was confirmed in a statement by Elite Expedition on its social account on Saturday.
- "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," the statement said.
Sources: Kathmandupost