# Helicopter rescue considered for 10 climbers uncontactable on Broad Peak

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nirmal-purja-among-10-climbers-feared-missing-after-avalanche/
- Published: 2026-07-31T04:32:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-31T10:47:39+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddjz1r01l8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Asia, Culture, World

## Key points

- Ten climbers are feared missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak.
- A helicopter rescue is being considered, subject to weather conditions.
- The team is led by record-breaking mountaineer Nirmal Purja.

## Summary

A ten-member international climbing team led by Nirmal Purja, the Nepal-born former Royal Marine and record-breaking mountaineer, is feared missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan. The climbers have not made contact since the incident, raising serious concern and prompting plans for a weather-dependent helicopter rescue.

The avalanche struck around midday on Thursday on the 8,047m Broad Peak in the Karakoram range, the world’s 12th-highest mountain and a demanding expedition route. Officials said the group included an American, a Chinese national, a Pakistani, an Omani and six Nepalis. Purja is known for climbing all 14 mountains above 8,000m in just over six months in 2019.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Helicopter rescue considered for 10 climbers uncontactable on Broad Peak](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddjz1r01l8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Daily Mail: Ex-Royal Marine is feared missing after an avalanche on one of the highest mountains in the world](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16018417/Ex-Royal-Marine-feared-missing-avalanche-one-highest-mountains-world.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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