Renowned ex-Royal Marine Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers feared missing after avalanche

A search is underway in Pakistan for ten climbers feared missing after an avalanche, among them renowned former Royal Marine Nirmal Purja. BBC News reports the group also included an American, a Chinese national, an Omani, and five Nepalis. Purja rose to fame for setting speed records climbing the world's fourteen highest peaks.

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