Nepal Mourns Climber Nirmal Purja After Death is Confirmed on Pakistan’s Broad Peak Nepal and the global climbing community are in mourning after the death of Nirmal Purja, a 43 year old British Nepali mountaineer who was part of an ill fated expedition to Pakistan's Broad Peak.
The avalanche that struck the mountain on Thursday claimed the lives of nine climbers, including Purja.
Purja's remarkable feat of ascending all 14 of the world's 8,000 meter peaks in just 189 days in 2019 had captivated audiences worldwide.