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Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja after death is confirmed on Pakistan’s Broad Peak

British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak while leading a multinational expedition. Purja was known for summiting all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in 189 days in 2019, a feat highlighted in Netflix’s 2021 documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible'.

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