Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja after death is confirmed on Pakistan’s Broad Peak
British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who died in an avalanche in Pakistan’s Broad Peak, was renowned for ascending all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre (26,000-foot) peaks in a record 189 days in 2019.
His feat was spotlighted in Netflix’s 2021 documentary, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.
The 43-year-old was leading a multinational expedition of nine other climbers on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when the avalanche struck at around noon on Thursday, according to Associated Press.
All were...
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British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who died in an avalanche in Pakistan’s Broad Peak, was renowned for ascending all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre (26,000-foot) peaks in a record 189 days in 2019.
His feat was spotlighted in Netflix’s 2021 documentary, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.
The 43-year-old was leading a multinational expedition of nine other climbers on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when the avalanche struck at around noon on Thursday, according to Associated Press.
All were...
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3362683/nepal-mourns-climber-nirmal-purja-after-death-confirmed-pakistans-broad-peak?utm_source=rss_feed