Conquered the 14 highest peaks in the world - and killed in an avalanche

Nepalese climber Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja, who broke the record for climbing the 14 highest peaks in the world, was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan. Nine others died in the disaster. His expedition company, Elite Exped, confirmed his death in an Instagram post. Purja, a former British special forces soldier, completed the challenge in 2019 in six months, and his story was documented in a Netflix film.

Nepalese climber Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja, who became famous for breaking the record for climbing the 14 highest peaks in the world, was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan. His expedition company, Elite Exped, announced this in an Instagram post. Nine other people were also killed in the disaster. Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world. Purja, a former British special forces soldier, completed the challenge in 2019 in six months, a feat that set a new record. His journey was documented in the Netflix film '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible'. His climbing career began in 2012 on Everest. He held other records, including the fastest climb of two mountains over 8,000 meters, and was awarded an honorary citizenship of Britain last year. The previous record was held by South Korean climber Kim Chang-ho, who did it in seven years, ten months, and six days. Purja began his journey in April in Nepal and reached the summit of Everest in May. During his climbs, he rescued four other climbers. In September, he had to wait for permission to climb the last mountain in Tibet, which he received from the Chinese authorities on October 15.