# Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/avalanche-in-pakistan-kills-famed-mountaineer-nirmal-purja-and-his-fellow-climbers/
- Published: 2026-08-01T22:23:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T23:05:31+00:00
- Original publisher: NPR (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5916368/nirmal-purja-climbers-dead-avalanche
- Topics: Art, Asia, Culture, Politics, World

## Key points

- Avalanche on Broad Peak, Pakistan, killed all 10 climbers on the team
- Victims include famed climber Nirmal Purja and Mallory Geis
- Purja was first to climb all 14 peaks over 8,000m in 2019

## Summary

An avalanche struck a mountaineering expedition on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan on 1 August 2026, killing all ten members of the climbing team. Among the dead was Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja, a British-Nepali climber famed for becoming the first person to summit all 14 of the world's mountains above 8,000 metres in just six months…

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