Nirmal Purja is a famous climber. He comes from Nepal. He has a British passport. Now he dies in the mountains of Pakistan. He is 43 years old.
On Thursday an accident happens at Broad Peak. An avalanche hits a group of 10 people. The group is at 6,600 meters. The avalanche pulls the people down.
Rescue teams search for missing people. On Friday the weather is too bad. On Samstag they find the body of Nirmal Purja. Other members of the group also die.
Nirmal Purja is a star in the climbing world. In 2019 he climbs all 14 Achttausender. These are the highest mountains in the world. He does this very fast.
He wants a new record. He wants to climb all these mountains 2 times. He wants no extra oxygen. A company confirms his death.
