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The Economic Times
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Nirmal Purja's final climb: How events unfolded for Nims Dai on Pakistan's Broad Peak after two climbers turned back

Famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who set the record for the fastest ascent of the world's 14 highest peaks, died in an avalanche on Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest mountain, in Pakistan, his expedition company confirmed on Saturday.

“Today it is with profound sadness and immense ⁠heartbreak that we ‌confirm that Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja , tragically lost his ⁠life following the avalanche on Broad Peak,” his expedition organising company Elite Exped said in an Instagram post.

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