Ten climbers led by renowned Nepali mountaineer ‘missing’ on Pakistan peak

What the report says

Al Jazeera, citing AFP and AP, reported on July 31, 2026, that 10 climbers are feared missing on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan after an avalanche struck their expedition. The Alpine Club of Pakistan said it had received alarming reports about the incident on the 8,047-metre mountain in the Karakoram range and that the group had not been reachable since the avalanche.

According to the club, the expedition was led by Nirmal Purja, the prominent Nepali mountaineer also known as Nims Dai. The reported team included five climbers from Nepal, one from Pakistan, one from Oman, one from China, one from the United States, and another foreign climber whose nationality was not disclosed. The club said efforts were under way to mobilise helicopter support and other rescue resources, depending on weather and operational conditions.

Broad Peak, listed as the world’s 12th-highest mountain, is among the major high-altitude objectives in Pakistan’s Karakoram, a region known for severe weather, steep terrain and difficult rescue conditions. The report did not include confirmation of casualties or details on the climbers’ last known position.

Purja, 43, is one of the best-known figures in modern mountaineering. Al Jazeera noted that after leaving the British military, he became a full-time mountaineer and guide in 2018, later setting a then-record by climbing all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres in six months and six days in 2019. In 2021, he was part of the all-Nepali team that made the first winter ascent of K2.