Prime Minister Balendra Shah and Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa have expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of world-renowned mountaineer Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja and nine other climbers in the Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan, as Elite Exped officially confirmed that there were no survivors from its expedition team.
Ground search and rescue teams on Pakistan's Broad Peak are preparing to transport the recovered bodies from their current location to Camp I before attempting helicopter evacuation, according to Mingma David Sherpa.
Prince William has paid tribute to renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja following his death in the Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan, describing him as "one of the world's greatest mountaineers" whose achievements brought global recognition to Nepali climbers.
A search and recovery team led by renowned Nepali climber Mingma G recovered four bodies of climbers, including Nirmal Purja ‘Nimsdai,’ from around 5,700m on Broad Peak this afternoon.
The remote but breathtaking Rolwaling Valley in Dolakha is mourning the loss of one of its finest sons. Kili Pemba Sherpa—affectionately known as "Kilu"—an elite Nepali mountaineer whose humility matched his extraordinary accomplishments, was among those killed in Thursday's devastating avalanche on Broad Peak (8,047m) in Pakistan.
Phur Galjen Sherpa of Imagine Nepal Treks has completed all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks with his summit of Gasherbrum I (8,080m) in Pakistan on August 1, according to Mingma G, Managing Director at Imagine Nepal.
Singaporean climber Sim Phei Sunn has become the first person from her country to summit both Gasherbrum II (8,035m) and Gasherbrum I (8,080m), according to Imagine Nepal Treks. She reached the summit of Gasherbrum II on July 21, followed by Gasherbrum I on August 1.
At least three bodies recovered from 5,700m on Broad Peak yesterday are now stuck at the height of 5,000m on the world’s 12th-highest mountain in Pakistan. Search and recovery teams said the bodies could only be brought down to a flat area through long-line helicopter mobilization.
A decade spent guiding climbers across some of the world's highest mountains came to a tragic end for veteran Nepali mountaineer Gyalu Sherpa, who was among the 10 expedition members killed when a massive avalanche swept the route between Camp II and Camp III on Pakistan's Broad Peak (8,047m) on July 30.