{"id":25841,"date":"2026-08-01T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=25841"},"modified":"2026-08-01T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:14:55","slug":"search-resumes-for-missing-mountaineers-after-broad-peak-avalanche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=25841","title":{"rendered":"Search resumes for missing mountaineers after Broad Peak avalanche"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Remains of eight climbers recovered, say sources.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climbers&#8217; bodies seen in a drone footage: police.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rescuers, military helicopters scouring area.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for missing climbers after a powerful avalanche on one of the world&#8217;s highest Broad Peak earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The avalanche struck on Thursday, cutting off contact with the ten-member international expedition led by renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja \u2014 who is not among the remains recovered so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources said bodies of eight climbers have been recovered so far while search was underway to locate the remaining two&nbsp;mountaineers.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources said a three-member Nepali rescue team led by Mingma Gyabu Sherpa reached base camp for the Broad Peak operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They said a British rescue team was also expected to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday to join the operation and provide additional support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police said rescue teams had resumed a rescue operation on Saturday after the search was paused due to difficult weather conditions a day earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-0&#038;features=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%3D%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=2083427095926247898&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F675674-search-resumes-for-missing-mountaineers-after-broad-peak-avalanche&#038;sessionId=e2c7975caa5d8dfdec8ce2cdeacf89610de4a6e2&#038;siteScreenName=geonews_english&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&#038;width=550px<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rescuers and military helicopters had been scouring the area, and teams had stayed at the base camp overnight, according to the regional government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The rescue team has reported that they have spotted a few (more) dead bodies of the climbers through drone footage,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The rescue operation is being conducted under extremely challenging terrain and high-altitude weather conditions by the army in coordination with local high-altitude climbers and rescuers,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Powerful avalanche&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The avalanche struck while the mountaineers were on a mission to summit Broad Peak (8,047 metres, 26,400 feet) on Thursday while the team were ascending at an altitude of around 6,600 metres, according to regional authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expedition comprised 10 people \u2014 including Purja, five Nepalis, a Pakistani, an Omani, an American, and a climber from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&#038;embedId=twitter-widget-1&#038;features=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%3D%3D&#038;frame=false&#038;hideCard=false&#038;hideThread=false&#038;id=2083111602304508389&#038;lang=en&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F675674-search-resumes-for-missing-mountaineers-after-broad-peak-avalanche&#038;sessionId=e2c7975caa5d8dfdec8ce2cdeacf89610de4a6e2&#038;siteScreenName=geonews_english&#038;theme=light&#038;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&#038;width=550px<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team were last in contact on Thursday morning, the official statement said, with reports emerging that evening of the powerful avalanche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Data from their tracking devices indicates that they were thrown hundreds of metres down the mountainside,&#8221; Naila Kiani, from Pakistan&#8217;s Alpine Club, told&nbsp;<em>Le Monde<\/em>&nbsp;newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Super peaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purja, 43, had written on X this week that he was close to becoming the first person to climb all 14 &#8220;super peaks&#8221; twice without oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Broad Peak, I ask for nothing but safe passage up and back down,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purja, who served with Britain&#8217;s Brigade of Gurkhas before joining the Special Boat Squadron of the Royal Marines, has broken multiple climbing records since becoming a full-time mountaineer and tour guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He climbed all 14 &#8220;eight-thousanders&#8221; (peaks above 8,000 metres) in six months and six days between April and October 2019 \u2014 then a record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broad Peak is the world&#8217;s 12th highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range in northern Pakistan, and is regarded as one of the toughest and most technical climbs of all the 8,000-metre-plus ascents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was first summited in 1957 by an Austrian team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2014 With Additional input from AFP<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for missing climbers after a powerful avalanche on one of the world&#8217;s highest Broad Peak earlier this week. 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