World · 2 August 2026
How does one Broad Peak death eclipse nine others?
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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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