Who is Nirmal Purja, the famed mountaineer missing in Broad Peak avalanche?
Summary
Nirmal Purja, a well-known British-Nepali climber famous for climbing the world’s 14 highest mountains in just over six months, is missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan. Search efforts are ongoing to find him and other missing climbers. Purja has a military background and has faced recent sexual assault allegations, which he denies.Key Facts
- Nirmal Purja is a British-Nepali mountaineer known for climbing all 14 mountains over 8,000 meters in 6 months and 6 days in 2019.
- He is currently missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak, an 8,047-meter mountain in Pakistan.
- Search operations are underway to locate him and nine other missing climbers.
- Purja was born in Nepal and served 16 years in the British military, including UK Special Forces.
- He started serious mountaineering in 2012 after visiting Everest base camp.
- Purja aimed to become the first person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders twice without oxygen.
- In 2024, he faced sexual assault allegations which he denies through his lawyer.
- He received an MBE (an honor from the UK) in 2018 for his mountaineering achievements.
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