Nirmal Purja – one of the most recognised figures in mountaineeringpublished at 12:08 BST
Image source, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGESAmong those reported to be missing is Nirmal Purja – one of
the most recognised figures in mountaineering.
The British-Nepali climber holds multiple records and was
awarded an MBE in 2018.
His most famous feat was in 2019, when he climbed the
world’s 14 tallest peaks in just over six months setting a record at the time
for the fastest anyone had scaled all 14 mountains.
The 43-year-old was born in a small village in Nepal’s
mountainous Myagdi district, located around 1,600m above sea level.
In his most recent post on X, published on Monday, Purja
said that he had not intended to climb Broad Peak.
“Initially, the plan was to climb just G2,” he
wrote, referring to Gasherbrum II, another peak located in the Karakoram
mountain range.
“This wasn’t planned,” Purja wrote.
“But opportunities don’t scream: they whisper to those
already working in silence.”
“Broad Peak, I ask for nothing but safe passage up and
back down. I take zero mountains for granted.”
We’ve got more details in our story.
