Legendary Mountaineer Nirmal Purja Killed in Broad Peak Avalanche in Pakistan

Posted by karakoram on Saturday August 01, 2026 @09:45AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

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Re:Legendary Mountaineer Nirmal Purja Killed in Broad Peak A... by julienchastang on Saturday August 01, 2026 @11:40AM (#49135376)

Also the subject of a 2021 Netflix documentary, "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible " with stunning 4K imagery. Very sad.

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Re:Legendary Mountaineer Nirmal Purja Killed in Broad Peak A... by karakoram on Saturday August 01, 2026 @06:59PM (#49139416)

Truly. Did a lot of work for locals and the sherpa community as well.

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Re:Legendary Mountaineer Nirmal Purja Killed in Broad Peak A... by is-is-odd on Friday August 07, 2026 @02:22PM (#49214425)

he also allegedly sexually harassed several women

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