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All Ten Climbers Die in Pakistan Avalanche, Including Nirmal Purja
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All Ten Climbers Die in Pakistan Avalanche, Including Nirmal Purja

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine other mountaineers died in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak.
  • The company Elite Expeditions confirmed Purja's death, stating none of the expedition members survived.
  • Purja, a former British Army soldier, was famous for climbing all 14 peaks over 8,000 meters in under seven months in 2019.

Tragedy struck Pakistan's Broad Peak as an avalanche claimed the lives of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine other mountaineers. Elite Expeditions confirmed the devastating loss on social media, stating with "deep sorrow and immense pain" that none of the expedition members survived the incident that occurred on Thursday.

Purja, originally from Nepal, was a celebrated figure in the mountaineering world. He gained global recognition in 2019 for his extraordinary feat of summiting all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in just over six months. His adventurous spirit and remarkable achievements have now been tragically cut short.

We confirm with deep sorrow and immense pain that Nirmal Purja has died in an avalanche.

— Elite ExpeditionsThe company Elite Expeditions announced the mountaineer's death on social media.

Pakistani officials had previously reported the recovery of three bodies from the ten-person expedition: Mallory Paige from the United States, Nadira Ahmed Abdulah Al Harti from Oman, and Pur Bahadur Gurung from Nepal. The confirmation of the remaining deaths brings a somber conclusion to the expedition, leaving the mountaineering community in mourning.

None of the remaining nine members of the expedition survived.

— Elite ExpeditionsThe company confirmed the fate of the entire expedition team.
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