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.
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.
A promising career in high-altitude mountaineering was cut short when Nawang Thindu Sherpa, a guide with Seven Summit Treks, was among the 10 climbers killed in the July 30 avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak (8,047m).
A candlelight vigil and memorial ceremony was held at Maitighar Mandala in Babarmahal on Tuesday evening to honour the 10 mountaineers who lost their lives in the devastating avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30.
Nima Sherpa, a promising Nepali high-altitude mountaineer who rose from a humble farming family in Sankhuwasabha to scale some of the world's highest peaks, was among the 10 climbers killed in the devastating Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan on July 30.
Renowned Nepali climber Mingma G, who led the daunting mission to recover bodies from Broad Peak, said that all five bodies of the climbers, including Nirmal Purja ‘Nimsdai’, were airlifted to Skardu from the base camp on Thursday morning.
Pur Bahadur Gurung, widely known in Nepal's mountaineering circles as "Yukta," was among the climbers who lost their lives when a massive avalanche struck the Broad Peak (8,047m) expedition in Pakistan on July 30, 2026.
Hundreds of mountaineers, family members, friends and well-wishers gathered in Kathmandu on Thursday to pay their final respects to veteran Nepali mountain guide Pur Bahadur "Yukta" Gurung, whose body was brought home from Pakistan a week after he was killed in the deadly Broad Peak avalanche.
A search team has spotted a few mortal remains on Yalung Ri peak in Dolakha’s Rolwaling region, where at least seven climbers perished in an avalanche nine months ago.