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Nirmal Purja Dead on Broad Peak | Perth News
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Tragedy strikes the climbing world as Nirmal Purja, the legendary mountaineer and record-breaking climber known as Nimsdai, has been confirmed dead after an avalanche on Broad Peak. Leading a team of ten climbers—including members from Nepal, the US, Oman, and China—Purja was renowned for his audacious spirit and historic feat of scaling all 14 eight-thousanders in under seven months. A former UK Special Forces operative, he also risked his life to save others. With four bodies recovered amid harsh conditions near camp two at over 21,000 feet, the mountaineering community mourns the loss of a true pioneer whose motto was: “People are only limited by their imagination.”
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