Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja, 43, among 10 climbers killed after avalanche in Pakistan
Nirmal Purja was leading climbers up Broad Peak in Pakistan when a deadly avalanche struck the Karakoram expedition, killing all 10 members of the group.
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Famous mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who was the subject of a 2021 Netflix documentary, was among 10 climbers confirmed dead on Saturday on the world’s 12th-tallest mountain in Pakistan.
The climbers were killed when they were hit by an avalanche on the 26,414-foot-tall Broad Peak Thursday in the Karakoram mountain range.
"The world has lost one of mountaineering's greatest climbers," Elite Exped, the company involved in the expedition, said in a statement, adding, "we mourn not only Nims, but every life lost in this tragedy."
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