Heartbreaking update in search for Netflix star Nirmal Purja who went missing in Pakistan avalanche
A high-altitude climber who led an expedition up Broad Peak last week had told The Post that the chances of any survival looked grim
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A high-altitude climber who led an expedition up Broad Peak last week had told The Post that the chances of any survival looked grim. Purja, who led the expedition and was widely known as Nims Dai, had previously climbed the world's 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible." His record was broken in 2023. Broad Peak, at 26,401 feet, is the world's 12th-highest mountain.
Furthermore, All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan have died. The expedition was Geis’ first try at an 8,000m peak in Pakistan, while it was expected to be the final one for Sakhi, a guide for the company, as well as a geographer and high-altitude photographer who had climbed some of the world’s major peaks, according to the Moving Mountains website. Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, high altitude and rapidly changing weather.
In addition, The expedition included five Nepalese climbers, the Omani and American climbers, Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, a Chinese climber identified only as Wang and another foreign climber whose identity has not been released. A local police official, Tahir Khan, said the remains of Omani climber Nathira Ahmed were being flown to the capital, Islamabad, while the bodies of American climber Mallory Geis and Nepalese climber Bahadur Gurung remained at a hospital in Skardu, the main city in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan region. To make it famous was climbed in 189 days of the 14 highest peaks in the world: all peaks over 8,000 meters that Nims Dai reached in 2019 in a series of expeditions that were at the center of a documentary broadcast on TV a couple of years later.
Moreover, The first time that Purja gained widespread recognition was in 2019 after he succeeded in climbing all 14 of the tallest mountains in the world within six months and eight days.
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A high-altitude climber who led an expedition up Broad Peak last week had told The Post that the chances of any survival looked grim.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesPurja, who led the expedition and was widely known as Nims Dai, had previously climbed the world's 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible." His record was broken in 2023.
reliability high4/4 sourcesBroad Peak, at 26,401 feet, is the world's 12th-highest mountain.
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesAll 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan have died.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe expedition was Geis’ first try at an 8,000m peak in Pakistan, while it was expected to be the final one for Sakhi, a guide for the company, as well as a geographer and high-altitude photographer who had climbed some of the world’s major peaks, according to the Moving Mountains website.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAccidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, high altitude and rapidly changing weather.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe expedition included five Nepalese climbers, the Omani and American climbers, Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, a Chinese climber identified only as Wang and another foreign climber whose identity has not been released.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesA local police official, Tahir Khan, said the remains of Omani climber Nathira Ahmed were being flown to the capital, Islamabad, while the bodies of American climber Mallory Geis and Nepalese climber Bahadur Gurung remained at a hospital in Skardu, the main city in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.
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To make it famous was climbed in 189 days of the 14 highest peaks in the world: all peaks over 8,000 meters that Nims Dai reached in 2019 in a series of expeditions that were at the center of a documentary broadcast on TV a couple of years later.
according to ANSA - MondoThe first time that Purja gained widespread recognition was in 2019 after he succeeded in climbing all 14 of the tallest mountains in the world within six months and eight days.
according to Geo NewsThe team lost contact with their base camp Thursday after an avalanche struck Broad Peak as they attempted to scale the mountain, said Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, on Friday.
according to CBS News — LatestKarrar Haidri, the vice president of Alpine Club of Pakistan, confirmed the news. “This is heartbreaking news for all of us, and we extend our condolences to the families and friends of the climbers,” Haidri said.
according to Sowetan Live"The tragic death of six Nepalese mountaineers and four foreigners, including the world record holder Nirmal Purja, in the Karakoram mountain range, in Pakistan, has deeply upset us," said Premier Balendra Shah.
according to ANSA - MondoBody of Netflix climbing star Nirmal Purja is found after deadly avalanche - as friend Spencer Matthews country heartbroken tribute.
according to Daily Mail"It is with profound sadness and immense heartbreak that we confirm that Nirmal Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche on Broad Peak," Purja's company Elite Expeditions said on social media .
according to CBS News — LatestNirmal Purja’s haunting final post: ‘I take zero mountains for granted’ World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been confirmed dead following an avalanche that struck an expedition on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, his company Elite Exped announced on Saturday, August 1.
according to Geo NewsMr Matthews shared a photo with the mountaineer on Instagram and said the news from Broad Peak was 'heartbreaking'.
according to Daily MailGeis is a travel photographer based in San Antonio.
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Purja had been leading a pack of 10 climbers trekking over the 26,400-foot Broad Peak in Pakistan when a snowslide struck Instagram/Nirmal…
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omitted byRight sidePublic / Agenciescovered byLeft sideCenterThe expedition was led by renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, the Nepal-born former British Army soldier widely known as Nims Dai.
omitted byLeft sidePublic / Agenciescovered byCenterRight sideThe expedition was Geis’ first try at an 8,000m peak in Pakistan, while it was expected to be the final one for Sakhi, a guide for the…
omitted byRight sidePublic / Agenciescovered byLeft sideCenterAccidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, high altitude and rapidly…
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