Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body: Alpine Club of Pakistan

Asia "The ground rescue team has reached Nims Dai (Purja) at approximately 5,700m on Broad Peak - a mountain he loved, and a mountain that has now taken him from us," the Alpine Club of Pakistan posted on social media. In this picture taken on Jan 21, 2021, British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja speaks during an interview with AFP in Skardu, a city district of the Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan. (File photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi) 02 Aug 2026 06:09PM (Updated: 02 Aug 2026 06:15PM) SKARDU, Pakistan: Rescuers have recovered the body of renowned climber Nirmal Purja, who was killed along with nine team members in a powerful avalanche in northern Pakistan this week, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Sunday (Aug 2)."The ground rescue team has reached Nims Dai (Purja) at approximate