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  "id": 26816,
  "title": "Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja after death is confirmed on Pakistan’s Broad Peak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/nepal-mourns-climber-nirmal-purja-after-death-is-confirmed-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T04:04:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3362683/nepal-mourns-climber-nirmal-purja-after-death-confirmed-pakistans-broad-peak"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Climbing legend Nirmal Purja, known as \"Nims Dai,\" has died after a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, where all ten members of his international expedition perished. Purja, 43, made global headlines in 2019 when he became the first to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in just 189 days. The bodies of seven climbers, including Purja, were recovered on Sunday, while authorities are still searching for the remaining three. News of his death has sparked mourning across Nepal, with Prime Minister Balendra Shah expressing condolences and a statue erected in Kathmandu in honor of the celebrated mountaineer. The international climbing community also mourns Purja, with his contributions to Nepal's Sherpa community and his commitment to helping others highlighted as key aspects of his legacy.",
  "summary": "Nirmal Purja, a British-Nepali climber, has died in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak. He was 43 and leading a multinational expedition of nine other climbers on the world's 12th-highest peak. According to the South China Morning Post, Purja was renowned for ascending all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, a feat highlighted in Netflix's 2021 documentary, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.\n\nThe avalanche occurred on Broad Peak, one of the tallest peaks on earth, where a mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the US, was attempting to climb, as reported by NPR. MyJoyOnline Ghana reported that Purja's company, Elite Expeditions, confirmed his death with \"profound sadness and immense heartbreak\". His brother Kamal later wrote a statement expressing pride in his legacy.\n\nThe death was confirmed by Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who expressed shock at the loss of six Nepalese and four other foreign climbers, including Purja, in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, the bodies of three climbers from his expedition, including Pur Bahadur Gurung from Nepal, Mallory Geis from the US, and Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy from Oman, had been recovered. A major search was launched after the avalanche struck the expedition high on Pakistan's Broad Peak, but the confirmation ended hopes of a rescue, as reported by DW News.",
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        "title": "Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed with all members of expedition in Pakistan avalanche",
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        "published": "2026-08-01T12:46:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja, others perish in Broad Peak avalanche, climbing company confirms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/renowned-mountaineer-nirmal-purja-others-perish-in-broad-peak",
        "published": "2026-08-01T14:11:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Famed climber Nirmal Purja among 10 killed in avalanche",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/famed-climber-nirmal-purja-among-10-killed-in-avalanche",
        "published": "2026-08-01T14:39:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/mountaineer-nirmal-purja-killed-in-pakistan-avalanche-his-company-says",
        "published": "2026-08-01T15:25:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/mountaineer-nirmal-purja-killed-in-pakistan-avalanche-his-company-says-27709",
        "published": "2026-08-01T18:47:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Record-breaking climber Nirmal Purja among those killed in avalanche",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/record-breaking-climber-nirmal-purja-among-those-killed-in-avalanche",
        "published": "2026-08-01T20:10:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/avalanche-in-pakistan-kills-famed-mountaineer-nirmal-purja-and-his",
        "published": "2026-08-01T22:23:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "British climber confirmed dead after Pakistan avalanche",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/british-climber-confirmed-dead-after-pakistan-avalanche",
        "published": "2026-08-02T00:43:33.000Z"
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