Mountaineer Nirmal Purja Among 10 Missing After Avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak

A dramatic situation has unfolded in Pakistan's Karakoram range, where ten climbers, including the internationally acclaimed Nirmal Purja, vanished following an avalanche on Broad Peak. The 8,047-meter mountain, one of the world's highest, was the site of the incident on Thursday, July 30.

The Alpine Club of Pakistan reported being notified of the avalanche that struck the expedition team. Communication with the group was lost immediately after the event. The missing climbers include five Nepalis, one Pakistani, one Omani, one American, one Chinese, and another foreign national.

Intensive search and rescue operations have been mobilized. The Alpine Club stated that "all possible efforts are being made to ensure the mobilization of air support (helicopters) and all available rescue resources as soon as possible, provided that weather and operational conditions permit."

Nirmal Purja, a 43-year-old Nepali mountaineer, gained global fame for his 2019 feat of scaling all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in just over six months, a record documented in his 2021 Netflix film "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible." His disappearance has heightened concern within the global mountaineering community.

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All possible efforts are being made to ensure the mobilization of air support (helicopters) and all available rescue resources as soon as possible, provided that weather and operational conditions permit.