In the vast and indifferent silence of the Karakoram, ten climbers — among them Nirmal Purja, the Nepali mountaineer who in 2019 compressed the impossible into six months by summiting all fourteen of the world's highest peaks — have vanished from contact following an avalanche on Broad Peak. The mountain, rising to 8,047 metres in one of Earth's most remote corridors, swallowed an international team of ten on a Thursday afternoon, leaving behind only uncertainty. It is a reminder that the heights which elevate human ambition offer no guarantees, and that the same peaks which make legends can j
World-renowned climber Nirmal Purja feared missing after Broad Peak avalanche
Ten climbers, including world-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, are feared missing and presumed dead following an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan.