Avalanche On Pakistan's Broad Peak Kills 10 Climbers, Including American
An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak on Thursday, July 30, 2026, swept away a 10-member international climbing team, and Pakistani officials confirmed all 10 are dead.[1]
The dead include American climber Mallory Geis, British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, Omani climber Nathira Ahmed and Nepalese climber Bahadur Gurung.[1] Purja's company and Pakistani officials made the confirmation on Saturday, August 1, 2026.[1]
On Thursday, July 30, 2026, the avalanche struck while the team was on Broad Peak in the Karakoram range near Skardu in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region.[1] Rescuers backed by Pakistani military helicopters located four bodies and had recovered three by Friday, with recovery operations continuing.[1]
Recovery teams said searches and body-recovery efforts were ongoing as authorities worked in difficult, high-altitude terrain to complete the operation.[1]
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- On Thursday, July 30, 2026, an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak swept away a 10-member international climbing team.
- On Saturday, August 1, 2026, Purja's company and Pakistani officials confirmed all 10 climbers are dead.
- The dead include American climber Mallory Geis, British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, Omani climber Nathira Ahmed and Nepalese climber Bahadur Gurung.
- Rescuers backed by Pakistani military helicopters found four bodies and recovered three of them by Friday, with recovery operations continuing.
- The incident occurred in the Karakoram range near Skardu in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region.
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