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What makes Broad Peak dangerous?
Broad Peak sits in the formidable Karakoram range in Pakistan, standing as the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. Known for its notoriously steep, windswept slopes and treacherous rockfall, mountaineers face extreme hazards here. As Nirmal Purja and his team discovered, sudden avalanches can strike without warning, making even descent routes perilous for the world's most experienced climbers.
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