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An avalanche between Camps 2 and 3 swept a 10-member team on Pakistan's Broad Peak on 30 July 2026. Four bodies have been recovered (not yet…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 31, 2026
Nirmal "Nims" Purja spent six years making the hardest thing in mountaineering look easy. On 30 July 2026, the mountains reminded the world how dangerous that work has always been. The British-Nepali climber — the man who summited all fourteen 8,000-metre…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
The Alpine Club of Pakistan has identified two of the recovered climbers as Pur Bahadur "Yukta" Gurung , an IFMGA guide from Gorkha, and Omani climber Nadhira Al Harthy . Alongside Nims Purja, those still unaccounted for include Nepali climbers Kili Pemba…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
To understand why this news stopped the climbing world, you have to understand what Nims Purja has done. Summited all 14 peaks above 8,000m in 6 months and 6 days — a record that had stood at almost 8 years. Led a team of Nepali climbers up the savage…
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