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All 10 Climbers Swept Away in Avalanche in Pakistan Are Confirmed Dead
Search teams are recovering bodies after an avalanche swept away a 10-member expedition led by Nirmal Purja, officials said.
- On Saturday, Pakistan-based expedition company Elite Expeditions confirmed that renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine others died in an avalanche on Broad Peak.
- The team lost contact with their base camp Thursday after an avalanche struck the mountain; Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, provided the update Friday.
- Purja climbed the world's 14 highest peaks in 189 days, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible," while this mission was the first 8,000-meter peak attempt for American climber Mallory Geis.
- Search teams backed by military helicopters resumed operations Saturday, as authorities transferred the remains of Omani climber Nathira Ahmed to Islamabad and Nepalese climber Bahadur Gurung to a hospital in Skardu.
- Accidents remain common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice, and rapidly changing weather that endanger mountaineers in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
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