Avalanche Accident on Broad Peak in Pakistan: Nirmal Purja and other climbers have died

Aug 2, 2026

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Nirmal Purja MBE is a Nepalesischer Mountaineer to Guest at 16 German Sustainability Award 2023 at Maritim Hotel on Friday 24 11 2023 in Duesseldorf NRW D
Nirmal Purja at 20 Laureus World Sports Award, Award ceremony at Sport in Berlin, Red Carpet, Berlin Germany, Germany
Record Holding Mountain Climbers Gets Rousing Welcome Upon Arrival Back Home Record-setting climber Nirmal Purja, also known as Nimsdai, arrives back in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 14, 2024, after completing the summit of 14 peaks towering above 8,000 meters without oxygen. On May 7, 2022, climber Nims begins this campaign by summiting Kanchenjunga without using supplemental oxygen. On May 27 of the same year, he ascends Everest, followed by Lhotse on May 28, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum, Broad Peak, and finally Shishapangma. Out of the 14 tallest peaks, eight are located in Nepal, while the others are in Pakistan and China. Kathmandu Nepal Copyright: xSubaasxShresthax originalFilename: shrestha-recordho241014_npP1p.jpg
Record Holding Mountain Climbers Gets Rousing Welcome Upon Arrival Back Home Record-setting climber Nirmal Purja, also known as Nimsdai, signals victory as he arrives back in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 14, 2024, after completing the summit of 14 peaks towering above 8000 meters without oxygen. On May 7, 2022, climber Nims begins this campaign by summiting Kanchenjunga without using supplemental oxygen. On May 27 of the same year, he ascends Everest, followed by Lhotse on May 28, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum, Broad Peak, and finally Shishapangma. Out of the 14 tallest peaks, eight are located in Nepal, while the others are in Pakistan and China. Kathmandu Nepal Copyright: xSubaasxShresthax originalFilename: shrestha-recordho241014_np8zh.jpg
German Sustainability Award 2023 on 24 11 2023 at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf Nirmal Purja Mountaineer and environmental activist xJFx
The mountaineer Nirmal PURJA receives the ISPO Award, the head of ISP, Tobias GROEBER, Gröber, congratulates, German Sustainability Award ceremony in Duesseldorf on 24 11 2023
Nirmal PURJA, Mountaineer, Red Carpet, Red Carpet Show, Arrival, German Sustainability Award Ceremony in Duesseldorf on 24 11 2023
January 26, 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja, who along with his team recently made history by scaling the K2 summit in the winter season, gestures upon his arrival to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Kathmandu Nepal - ZUMAg200 20210126_zap_g200_001 Copyright: xSkandaxGautamx
Nirmal Purja arrives at the airport in Kathmandu Portrait of Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Nirmal Purja, who became the fastest climber of the world s 14 highest peaks above 8,000m in under seven months. Kathmandu NP Nepal SubashxShrestha
Nirmal Purja arrives at the airport in Kathmandu Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Nirmal Purja, who became the fastest climber of the world s 14 highest peaks above 8,000m in under seven months. Kathmandu NP Nepal SubashxShrestha