HKCelebrated Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, known for setting a record for the fastest ascent of the world’s 14 highest mountains, died in an avalanche during an expedition on Pakistan’s Broad Peak. His company confirmed that he and nine other climbers were caught in the avalanche and are presumed dead. The group had been missing since Thursday after the incident occurred on the technically challenging 8,051-meter mountain in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Officials stated that the bodies have been located but remain unrecovered due to the difficulty of the location. Purja, 43, was a former Gurkha soldier in the British special forces and gained international fame through a Netflix documentary titled '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible,' which documented his achievement.
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