On July 30, 2026, a powerful avalanche struck Broad Peak, the world’s 12th-highest mountain standing at 8,047 metres, in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range. The disaster hit around 9:20 in the morning, somewhere between Camp II and Camp III at approximately 6,579 metres on the mountain’s West Ridge route. The impact immediately cut off all communication with a 10-member international climbing team. The group included five Nepali climbers led by Nirmal “Nims” Purja, Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi from Hunza, Omani mountaineer Nadhira, American climber Mallory Geis, Chinese climber Mr. Wang, and one…
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