# Nima Purja’s friend recalls finding his body after avalanche

https://mins.news/en/video/55944

- BBC News, 2026-09-12 14:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYBo0uD8W3A

> Mingma Gyalje Sherpa remembers Nirmal Purja and Kili Pemba Sherpa as two of the strongest climbers he had known. In July, an avalanche swept through Pakistan’s Broad Peak as they climbed, and Mingma told BBC News how he came across their bodies.

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