Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja after death is confirmed on Pakistan’s Broad Peak

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Nepali-British climber Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak while leading an international expedition. Purja was famous for climbing all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in a record 189 days, and his death is mourned worldwide.

British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, who died in an avalanche in Pakistan’s Broad Peak, was renowned for ascending all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre (26,000-foot) peaks in a record 189 days in 2019. His feat was spotlighted in Netflix’s 2021 documentary, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. The 43-year-old was leading a multinational expedition of nine other climbers on the world’s 12th-highest mountain when the avalanche struck at around noon on Thursday, according to Associated Press. All were...