Broad Peak avalanche disaster

The new report identifies Nirmal Purja, a 43-year-old renowned British-Nepali mountaineer, as one of the 10 victims, and specifies that six members were Nepali climbers or guides while the other four were from the United States, China, Oman, and Pakistan.

The expedition was led by renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, age 43, and comprised five Nepali climbers, one Pakistani, one American, one Chinese national, and one Omani climber, with contact lost on the morning of July 30.

An avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan on July 30, 2026, left at least 10 climbers missing, including renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, with three or four bodies recovered during rescue operations.