The Expedition Operators' Association Nepal (EOAN) has formally urged the Nepal government to initiate urgent diplomatic engagement with Pakistani authorities to support search-and-rescue operations for climbers missing after Thursday's avalanche on Broad Peak, including record-holding mountaineer Nirmal Purja "Nimsdai."
Four bodies have been recovered following an avalanche below Camp III on Broad Peak (8,047m) in Pakistan's Karakoram, authorities said, as a search mission continues for the remaining climbers unaccounted for since the disaster struck the mountain on Thursday.
At least 10 climbers, including record-holding Nirmal Purja ‘Nimsdai,’ have gone missing on Broad Peak after a massive avalanche struck the climbing route on the 8,047-metre mountain, expedition officials said.
Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday it is closely monitoring the situation following the avalanche on Broad Peak, with the Nepali Embassy in Islamabad coordinating with Pakistani authorities, including the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP), to facilitate the swift and safe rescue of all affected mountaineers.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has taken a special initiative to speed up and coordinate search-and-rescue efforts for Nepali climbers missing after an avalanche struck Broad Peak in Pakistan, the association said in a press release issued Friday.
Renowned record-holding climber Mingma G, who is now in the Karakoram region in Pakistan, posted that they are working on the retrieval of the bodies of climbers who perished in the avalanche on Broad Peak on Thursday.
We wish to reiterate, in the clearest possible terms, that if Nepal is to achieve sustainable economic growth and long-term prosperity, tourism remains its strongest and most viable foundation.
Search and rescue operations on Broad Peak (8,047m) resumed today after being suspended Friday due to severe weather and heavy snowfall, as efforts continue to locate mountaineer Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja and several other climbers still missing following Thursday's avalanche.
Elite Exped on Saturday confirmed the death of renowned Nepali-born British mountaineer Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja, ending days of uncertainty after a devastating avalanche struck Broad Peak (8,047m) in Pakistan's Karakoram.
Chances of finding climbers alive on Broad Peak are almost nil, as ground and aerial search teams have expedited search-and-rescue operations at the avalanche site.