Elite mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 climbers missing following reports of an avalanche on Broad Peak in the Karakoram range. Purja, a former member of the Royal Marine, was leading a 10-man international mountaineering team in Pakistan's Karakoram territory. The avalanche hit midday on Thursday, and since then, there has been no communication from the team.
Rescue efforts are underway. 'We are coordinating with the authorities and trying to arrange a helicopter rescue on Friday morning, Pakistani time, depending on weather conditions,' Karrar Haidiri of the Alpine Club of Pakistan told the media. Based on the latest update from Everest Today's X (formerly Twitter) account, Purja's GPS tracker is showing movement.
