Nirmal Purja: Ex-Royal Marine among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche in Pakistan - BBC
A rescue operation is underway in Pakistan after an avalanche on Broad Peak left several climbers missing, including renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja. Three fatalities have been confirmed as search teams struggle with difficult weather conditions.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the extreme risks associated with high-altitude mountaineering and the international cooperation required for search and rescue in remote regions.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Anbarasan Ethirajan , Global Affairs correspondent and Yang Tian Getty Images Broad Peak is a notoriously dangerous summit to climb Rescue teams in Pakistan are carrying out a second day of search for climbers caught in an avalanche on the world's 12th-highest summit.
Among the seven still missing from the 10-person expedition on Broad Peak, on the border with China, is renowned Nepal-born climber Nirmal Purja.
The operation has expanded with local Pakistani climbers volunteering, together with others from Nepal who have halted their expeditions on nearby K2.
Bad weather has been hampering the search. Pakistani officials say the bodies of three climbers have been recovered.
They have been named as American Mallory Geis, Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy from Oman and Pur Bahadur Gurung from Nepal.
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