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How does one Broad Peak death eclipse nine others?

2 August 2026 · in 80 words

How does one Broad Peak death eclipse nine others?

Ten climbers died when an avalanche struck Pakistan's Broad Peak on Thursday, but most coverage named only expedition leader Nirmal Purja, Al Jazeera reported. Also killed were Pur Bahadur Gurung, a ten-time Everest summiteer, and Nadhira Al Harthy, the first Omani woman to climb Everest and K2. Rescuers had recovered three bodies by Friday, leaving seven others, including a Pakistani and a Chinese climber, missing.

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