Famous mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who was the subject of a 2021 Netflix documentary, was among 10 climbers confirmed dead on Saturday on the world’s 12th-tallest mountain in Pakistan.
The climbers were killed when they were hit by an avalanche on the 26,414-foot-tall Broad Peak Thursday in the Karakoram mountain range.
“The world has lost one of mountaineering’s greatest climbers,” Elite Exped, the company involved in the expedition, said in a statement, adding, “we mourn not only Nims, but every life lost in this tragedy.”
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The company added, “No words…
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