Overview
- An avalanche struck Broad Peak on Thursday as a 10-member international expedition moved from Camp II toward Camp III, sweeping the team at roughly 6,600–7,000 metres.
- Elite Exped and affiliated organisations confirmed on Aug. 1 that Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja died in the incident and said other members of the expedition also did not survive.
- The team included five Nepalis plus climbers from Pakistan, Oman, the United States and China and was leading a summit push tied to Purja’s repeat 8,000‑metre project.
- Early reports gave conflicting tallies of recovered bodies; officials have said some remains were recovered and identified (including Mallory Geis, Nadhira Al Harthy and Pur Bahadur Gurung) but counts and identifications were later described as unclear pending on‑site verification.
- Pakistan Army helicopters, civilian high‑altitude teams and local authorities have mounted search and recovery missions that have been repeatedly hampered by bad weather and dangerous terrain, and authorities say operations will continue as conditions allow and legal formalities permit repatriation.