10 dead following Broad Peak valanche in Pakistan on 7/30/2026

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At least four people have died, and an American climber and the star of a Netflix documentary are among 10 people missing, following an avalanche on one of the world’s highest mountains.

The avalanche hit Broad Peak in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan at around 12 p.m. local time on Thursday, July 30, and there has been no communication with the team since.

Mallory Geis, a U.S. national, was part of the expedition, along with six Nepalese nationals and one climber each from China, Pakistan and Oman.

Gilgit-Baltistan Police announced in a statement on Friday, July 31, that four bodies had been recovered as search efforts involving two Pakistan Army helicopters were underway.

However, the Alpine Club of Pakistan reported in a statement that the bodies of Omani national Nadhira Al Harthy and Pur Bahadur Gurung “Yukta” of Nepal had been recovered.

Among the other climbers in the group was expedition leader Nirmal Purja. Purja, a Nepali national, rose to wider prominence when he starred in the 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible.

https://people.com/netflix-star-amon...tains-12031588

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Here are all the climbers on the expedition.

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Nimsdai: https://www.facebook.com/NimsPurja

Sohail: https://www.instagram.com/sohailsakh...gJtZ_q_fIUQRzg

Mallory: https://www.instagram.com/pursuitoft...gJtZ_q_fIUQRzg

Nadhira: https://www.facebook.com/noor.alharthy

[raisedbywolves]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/w...ers-purja.html

The bodies of 10 people who were climbing Broad Peak in Pakistan when an avalanche struck on Thursday, including Nirmal Purja, a well-known British-Nepali mountaineer, have all been either recovered or located, according to Pakistani officials and Mr. Purja’s company.

The body of Kili Pemba Sherpa, a Nepali climber, was recovered on Saturday, said Faisal Pirzada, a senior official in the Pakistani region of Gilgit-Baltistan, which includes Broad Peak. The deaths of four other climbers, including Mr. Purja, were confirmed on Friday and earlier Saturday.

Mr. Pirzada said the bodies of the five remaining climbers who had been missing since Thursday had been located on the mountain. He said attempts to recover their bodies would continue, but that they were in an area that would be difficult and dangerous to reach.

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It is horrible for all the loses, but I always feel incredibly sad for the sherpas.

[raisedbywolves]

It is horrible for all the loses, but I always feel incredibly sad for the sherpas.

Same.