An avalanche in Pakistan has killed famed climber Nirmal Purja and nine other mountaineers, according to reports. The deaths were confirmed after all 10 climbers swept away in the avalanche were accounted for, bringing an end to hopes that any had survived.
Purja, widely known by the nickname Nims, was a world-renowned mountaineer whose death has drawn international attention. Reports connected the disaster to a climb of Broad Peak, one of Pakistan’s major mountain destinations, though the available information did not provide further details about the expedition or the circumstances leading up to the avalanche.
The other victims included climbers from different backgrounds, including at least one from San Antonio whose family remembered her as adventurous and capable. The disaster has prompted tributes to the climbers and renewed attention to the dangers faced by mountaineers in Pakistan’s high-altitude regions.
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