KARACHI – (Special Correspondent/Web Desk) – The Nims Dai Broad Peak avalanche has left the mountaineering world in shock after four bodies were found on Friday. The tragedy struck a day earlier when at least 10 climbers went missing, including famous Nepali mountaineer Nims Dai.
Search teams are still working hard to find the six climbers who remain missing. Officials at the Broad Peak base camp confirmed that rescue efforts are ongoing, even as weather and terrain make the job harder.
One of the most well-known names on the missing list is Nirmal Purja, 43. He holds a world record for climbing all 14 of the world’s highest mountains faster than anyone else. The Alpine Club of Pakistan shared this update with concern.
The climbing group was made up of people from different countries. It included five Nepali climbers led by Nims Dai, along with Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, Omani climber Nadhira, American climber Mallory Geis, Chinese climber Mr Wang, and one more foreign climber.
Experts believe the group was caught by a sudden avalanche. This happened on Broad Peak, a massive mountain standing 8,051 metres tall. It is the 12th-highest peak in the entire world. The avalanche hit around midday on Thursday.
Sajid Hussain, a tourism official in Gilgit-Baltistan, told reporters that search work was still active on Friday. He said the rescue teams are focused on a very remote and difficult part of the mountain.
The four bodies that were found have not yet been brought down. Security sources have not shared exact details about where they were located on the mountain.
To help with the search, two Pakistan Army Aviation helicopters have been sent to the area. The Alpine Club of Pakistan said they still hope for good news. They shared that the whole missing team has been out of contact since the avalanche happened.
A trekking company called Seven Summit Treks also lost three sherpa guides in this disaster. A company director, Chhang Dawa Sherpa, spoke with reporters about the incident.
He explained that the last known location of the team was at 6,600 metres. From there, he said, the group fell straight down the mountain during the avalanche.
Broad Peak is known as one of the toughest mountains to climb in Pakistan. It sits in the Karakoram mountain range, a region famous for extreme high-altitude expeditions.
Nirmal Purja became a global name after climbing Annapurna in 2019. He then went on to climb the remaining tall peaks in record time. His journey became even more famous after a Netflix documentary was released about his climbing story.
Out of the 14 highest mountains on Earth, eight are located in Nepal, five in Pakistan, and one in Tibet. Climbing all of them is an extremely rare achievement.
According to climbing experts, only a small number of mountaineers, a little over three dozen, have ever completed all 14 peaks. This shows just how dangerous and difficult this kind of climbing truly is.
As search efforts continue, the mountaineering community around the world is watching closely, hoping for safe news about the missing climbers.
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