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Eight Bodies Recovered From Broad Peak; Two Climbers Still Missing

Recoveries have moved the operation toward repatriation as searches for two team members remain constrained by severe weather and unstable slopes.

Pakistani army soldiers and volunteers prepare to load into ambulances, the bodies of climbers, that were recovered from Broad Peak nearly a week after an avalanche swept away a 10-member international expedition, upon arrival at a military base in Skardu, in northern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/ M.H. Balti)
Pakistani army soldiers prepare to load into an ambulance, the body of renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, that was recovered from Broad Peak nearly a week after an avalanche swept away a 10-member international expedition, upon arrival at military base in Skardu, in northern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug 6, 2026. (AP Photo/ M.H. Balti)
Pakistani army soldiers and volunteers prepare to load into ambulances, the bodies of climbers, that were recovered from Broad Peak nearly a week after an avalanche swept away a 10-member international expedition, upon arrival at a military base in Skardu, in northern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/ M.H. Balti)
Pakistani army soldiers and volunteers unload from a helicopter the bodies of climbers, that were recovered from Broad Peak nearly a week after an avalanche swept away a 10-member international expedition, upon arrival at a military base in Skardu, in northern Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/ M.H. Balti)

Overview

  • An avalanche struck a 10-member international expedition on Broad Peak in late July, and the team’s leader later confirmed there were no survivors.
  • By Aug. 6–7, joint recovery teams had retrieved eight bodies and Pakistan Army helicopters airlifted five of those remains to Skardu’s Combined Military Hospital for processing.
  • Authorities say the remains will be transferred to Islamabad and repatriated after embassy notifications and legal formalities are completed.
  • Two climbers — Pakistani Sohail Sakhi and Mallory Geis — remain unaccounted for and search efforts continue but are limited by hazardous weather, avalanche risk and steep terrain.
  • The Alpine Club of Pakistan led a technically demanding operation with Nepali rescuers and military support, and the death of Nirmal Purja has prompted international tributes and a Nimsdai Foundation fundraiser for the families of killed guides.