Remains found of missing American mountain climber among 10 killed in Broad Peak avalanche
Search teams on Friday found the remains of American climber Mallory Geis, the last missing member of a 10-member international mountaineering team that was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak weeks ago, a mountaineering official and local authorities said.
An American mountain climber, Mallory Geis, was recently discovered among the remains of a team that perished in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, according to local authorities. Geis was the final missing member of a ten-person international expedition that was led by renowned climber Nirmal Purja, known as Nims Dai. The search for Geis' remains concluded a rescue operation that began on July 31 following the avalanche that swept away the group.
Purja, a British Army veteran of Nepalese origin, had previously climbed all fourteen of the world's highest peaks in under six months, a record that was later surpassed. Climbing accidents in northern Pakistan are frequently triggered by avalanches, falling ice, rock, extreme altitude, and swift weather changes.
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