{"id":24966,"date":"2026-08-02T08:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24966"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T03:24:39","slug":"avalanche-in-pakistan-kills-famed-mountaineer-nirmal-purja-and-his-fellow-climbers-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24966","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-136793\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 2266;&#10;        --source-height: 1511;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2266x1511+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F50%2F1e0054aa4e809cb27ec1d3ffd6d6%2Fap26212068769209.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 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Broad Peak is a 26,414 foot mountain in Northern Pakistan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5916368-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-135641\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/29\/g-s1-135641\/pakistan-chitral-hindu-kush-mountains\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/29\\\/g-s1-135641\\\/pakistan-chitral-hindu-kush-mountains&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1080x1080+187+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F72%2F116065e040039a53d770cff0721b%2Ffarflungpostcard-betsy.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5916368-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have also received confirmation that other members of the expedition sadly did not survive,&#8221; the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Purja, who was 43 years old and a British-Nepali climber, became world-renowned by breaking climbing records. In 2019, he was the first person to climb all 14 mountains world-wide with elevations above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) in 6 months and 6 days. The feat was the subject of a Netflix feature documentary in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Purja also served for a decade in the UK&#8217;s Special Boat Service, an elite special forces unit of the British military similar to the US Navy SEALs.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"edTag\"><strong>International team killed, including an American<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The expedition included climbers from Oman, Nepal, Pakistan, China and the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbbdwr0KBVO\/?igsh=MTkxcmRhYWNud2x3ZQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">according to Alpine Club of Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The American mountaineer was 39-year old Mallory Geis of San Antonio, Texas, according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-mountaineers-missing-avalanche-broad-peak-8bfa2c9e346b3a617cfed91f091283e5\" target=\"_blank\"> Associated Press<\/a>. In a social media post earlier this year she wrote about her decision to close her Pilates studio to pursue high altitude climbing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So here we go. Taking a giant leap of faith into the unknown to see where life goes. I have a sneaking suspicion there will be lots of helmets, harnesses, and crampons involved,&#8221; Geis posted.<\/p>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5916368-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" --><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU_AZqJja_O\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\">another post<\/a> she talked about being excited about her upcoming trip to climb the more-than 8,000 meter mountain in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m heading out for my first big kid climbing expedition in Pakistan,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Let&#8217;s see if we can get this body and these boots up Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was a very positive person,&#8221; her father George Geis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DbfO6iolAPJ\/\" target=\"_blank\">told KENS 5<\/a> local news in San Antonio. &#8220;She could do most anything she wanted to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5916368-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5687809\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/25\/nx-s1-5687809\/american-rock-climber-alex-honnold-reaches-top-of-taipei-skyscraper\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/25\\\/nx-s1-5687809\\\/american-rock-climber-alex-honnold-reaches-top-of-taipei-skyscraper&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3817x3817+1120+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Fb5%2Fff8f36d24aea9ebb12a15a70bb5b%2Fap26025092978764.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Rock climber Alex Honnold, of the U.S., performs a free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Jan. 25. 2026. \" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5916368-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"edTag\"><strong>Rescue efforts proved futile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Military helicopters and high-altitude porters and rescue teams searched the area despite challenging terrain and weather conditions, according to local police.<\/p>\n<p>Nepal&#8217;s Prime Minister Balendra &#8220;Balen&#8221; Shah confirmed the deaths of the Nepalese climbers in a social media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/balenOfficial\/\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\n            <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FbalenOfficial%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02i3PaAE3fFSsCRKgFHVoqv6tewzjSALk2BFwVYkxrwkM927SfKSYktnZ2uqp1U73vl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n   <\/p>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5916368-103\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" --><\/p>\n<p>The remains of some of the climbers have been flown to hospitals in Pakistan, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pakistan-mountaineers-missing-avalanche-broad-peak-8bfa2c9e346b3a617cfed91f091283e5\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press<\/a> citing local police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, we mourn not only Nims, but every life lost in this tragedy,&#8221; 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