Body of climber Nirmal Purja, six others recovered after Pakistan avalanche

Search for remains of three last climbers continues on Broad Peak, days after avalanche killed all 10 mountaineers.Published On 2 Aug 20262 Aug 2026Rescue 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.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Record-breaking climber Nirmal Purja among those killed in avalanchelist 2 of 2Avalanche kills famed climber Purja and nine others in Pakistanend of listThe 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.Purja’s death, which was confirmed by his expedition company on Saturday, has reverberated far beyond climbing circles.The 43-year-old, also known as Nims Dai, was a former Gurkha, Nepali soldiers who serve in the British Army. He became a special forces soldier, then a global celebrity in 2019...