Ten Climbers Lost on Broad Peak | Rochester News

Rochester News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 2, 2026 · 1m

Ten climbers, including record-setting mountaineer Nirmal Purja, are dead after a deadly avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak. Purja, leading the expedition for Elite Exped, was among those lost in Thursday’s tragedy. Search teams, aided by military helicopters, have recovered four bodies so far amid brutal conditions. The global climbing community mourns the loss of climbers from Oman, the U.S., Nepal, and China—some on their first major peak, others on what might have been their final climb. This grim event underscores the extreme risks of high-altitude mountaineering, where avalanches and…