# Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja, 43, among 10 climbers killed in Pakistan avalanche

https://mins.news/en/item/11905

- Fox News, 2026-08-02 01:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/famed-mountaineer-nirmal-purja-43-among-10-climbers-killed-avalanche-pakistan

> Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja, 43, was leading climbers toward Broad Peak in Pakistan when a deadly avalanche struck the expedition. The disaster hit a climbing group in the Karakoram range. All 10 members of the group were killed in the avalanche.

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