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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja dead in Pakistan avalanche, says his company
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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak on July 30, 2026.
Elite Exped, the expedition company co-owned by Purja, confirmed his death in a statement on Instagram.
Purja was a former British Army soldier who climbed the world's 14 highest peaks in 189 days in 2019.
His feat was documented in the Netflix documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible'.
In 2021, Purja was part of the first successful winter ascent of K2.
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