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Mingma 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.
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ClimbingElite Exped confirms recovery of Nirmal Purja and three climbers from Broad Peak
5 August 2026Elite Exped on Wednesday confirmed that the bodies of its founder Nirmal "Nims" Purja and fellow climbers Zhong Wang, Nima Sherpa and Kili (Kilu) Pemba Sherpa have been successfully recovered from Pakistan's Broad Peak and brought to Base Camp after an exceptionally challenging recovery operation.
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ClimbingBREAKING: Brave Mingma G and team recover bodies of Nimsdai, fellow climbers from Broad Peak, awaiting airlift to Skardu
5 August 2026A courageous rescue team, led by renowned Nepali mountaineer Mingma G, has successfully recovered the bodies of three climbers, including Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja, who had been stranded at 5,000 meters on Broad Peak following a massive avalanche a week ago.
