Body of climber Nirmal Purja, six others recovered after Pakistan avalanche
Rescue teams in Pakistan have recovered the bodies of seven climbers, including renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, following a fatal avalanche on Broad Peak. Three other climbers remain missing as search efforts continue in the remote Karakoram range.
Why it matters
The death of a high-profile mountaineer like Purja has drawn significant international attention to the dangers of high-altitude climbing.
Search for remains of three last climbers continues on Broad Peak, days after avalanche killed all 10 mountaineers.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Nirmal Purja, centre, became the fastest person to summit the world's 14 highest mountains [File: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters] By AFP and Reuters Published On 2 Aug 2026 2 Aug 2026 Rescue teams in Pakistan have recovered the bodies of seven climbers, including the celebrated Nepali-British mountaineer Nirmal Purja, from Broad Peak, where an avalanche buried a ten-member international expedition three days ago.
Three climbers remain missing, among them a Pakistani guide, on what was meant to be his final trip to the mountains.
The avalanche struck the 8,051-metre peak, the world’s twelfth-highest, in Pakistan’s Karakoram range about midday on Thursday, trapping the group in one of mountaineering’s most demanding and remote settings.
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