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Recovery team flying to Yalung Ri to collect mortal remains from avalanche site
7 August 2026A helicopter is set to fly to Yalung Ri peak in the Rolwaling Valley in a couple of hours today to collect mortal remains from the area where a massive avalanche struck a team of international climbers last year.
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ClimbingBREAKING: Mortal remains found at Yalung Ri avalanche site after nine months
6 August 2026A 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.
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ClimbingMingma David Sherpa returning to Nepal with Yukta Gurung's body after Broad Peak tragedy
6 August 2026Lawmaker and veteran mountaineer Mingma David Sherpa is returning to Nepal on Thursday with the body of climber Pur Bahadur "Yukta" Gurung, saying he is coming home "with an extremely heavy and broken heart" following the deadly Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan.
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ClimbingRecovery team struggled for 12 hours to retrieve climbers from 5,500m on Broad Peak; all bodies flown to Skardu, says Mingma G
6 August 2026Renowned 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.
