“The ground rescue team reached Nims Dai (N. Purja) at about 5,700 m altitude on Broad Peak – the mountain he loved and which has now taken him from us,” the club posted on social media.
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The club’s general secretary Ayaz Shigri later confirmed to AFP news agency that the bodies of N. Purja and three other people were found during a high-altitude rescue operation complicated by poor weather conditions.
An avalanche occurred on Thursday; at that time, contact was lost with a 10-member international expedition led by 43-year-old British-Nepali climber N. Purja.
His expedition company confirmed on Saturday that no team members survived.
Regional officials reported that the bodies of three climbers – an Omani citizen, a Nepali, and an American woman – were recovered on Friday and flown to the city of Skardu.
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According to the Mountaineers’ Club, the expedition also included a Chinese citizen and several other Nepalese citizens.
Prince William expressed condolences
The tragic event on Broad Peak shocked and saddened the mountaineering community, especially in Nepal, and national leaders, including the United Kingdom (UK) Prince William, expressed condolences to the families of the deceased climbers.
43-year-old N. Purja served in the UK Gurkha Brigade, later in the Royal Marines Special Boat Service, and eventually became a professional climber and guide.
He became famous in 2019 when he climbed the 14 highest peaks in the world in just six months, breaking the previous seven-year record.
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