世界知名登山家尼玛尔·普尔贾在巴基斯坦布罗德峰领导登山探险期间遭雪崩击中身亡[1]。这场雪崩发生在海拔6,579米的布罗德峰西脊营地二和三之间[1]，当地时间周四约正午时分[1]，造成11名登山者中至少4人丧生[1]。
除普尔贾外，其他确认遇难者还包括普尔·巴哈杜尔·古伦、尼玛·谢尔帕、阿扎·哈尔瑟和马洛里·盖斯[1]。此外，中国籍登山者王中以及巴基斯坦和尼泊尔的高海拔工作人员仍然失踪[1]。
普尔贾因其杰出的登山成就而享誉世界，他曾在2019年创造了在6个多月内登顶世界14座8000米以上高峰的纪录[1]。
Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja has been confirmed dead following an avalanche that struck his expedition team on Broad Peak in Pakistan.[1] The avalanche occurred at approximately 9 a.m. local time on Thursday at an elevation of 6,579 meters (21,585 feet), between camp two and camp three on the peak's west ridge.[1] The incident claimed the lives of at least four climbers out of eleven caught in the disaster, including Purja and his climbing partner Pur Bahadur Gurung.[1] Two other confirmed casualties were identified as Nima Sherpa and Nadhira Alharthy, along with Mallory Geis.[1] Several team members, including Chinese climber Wang Zhong and high-altitude workers from Pakistan and Nepal, remain missing.[1]
Purja was leading the mountaineering expedition when the avalanche struck.[1] In 2019, he set a remarkable record by summiting all fourteen peaks above 8,000 meters in just over six months.[1] He also led the first winter expedition to successfully summit K2.[1]