英籍尼泊尔登山家尼玛尔·普尔贾及其他9名登山者在巴基斯坦布罗德峰发生的雪崩中遇难，共10人死亡。[1]雪崩发生在周四，地点位于海拔约6600米处。[1]救援队于周五找到4具遗体，周六确认了全部10名遇难者的身份。[1]
现年43岁的普尔贾是国际登山界的知名人物，曾在2019年创造了在6个多月内登顶全球14座8000米以上山峰的纪录，打破此前近8年的纪录。[1]2021年，普尔贾参与尼泊尔队完成了K2首次冬季登顶。[1]此次在布罗德峰的远征队由来自多国的成员组成，包括尼泊尔6人（含普尔贾及多名夏尔巴向导）、巴基斯坦、阿曼、美国和中国的登山者。[1]布罗德峰刚超过8000米，是世界第12高山峰。[1]
Nirmal Purja, a celebrated 43-year-old British-Nepali mountaineer, and nine other climbers were killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan [1]. The avalanche struck on Thursday at approximately 6,600 meters elevation [1]. Rescue teams recovered four bodies on Friday, and all ten victims were identified by Saturday [1].
The expedition team comprised climbers from multiple nations: six Nepalis including Purja and several Sherpa guides, along with individual members from Pakistan, Oman, the United States, and China [1]. Broad Peak, which rises just above 8,000 meters, ranks as the world's twelfth highest mountain [1].
Purja was renowned in mountaineering circles for achieving an extraordinary milestone in 2019, when he summited all fourteen peaks above 8,000 meters within six and a half months, surpassing a record that had stood for nearly eight years [1]. In 2021, he participated in a Nepali team that completed the first winter ascent of K2 [1].