# Ten Climbers, Including Record-Setting Mountaineer, Missing on Broad Peak After Avalanche

Pakistan's Alpine Club has requested helicopter support as more than 200 climbers press on across the surrounding 8,000-meter peaks.

- Published: 2026-07-31T05:16:17.701Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/2026-07-31/ten-climbers-including-record-setting-mountaineer-missing-on
- Publisher: Polylog (Global desk)
- Section: world
- Sources: [Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/2019597/10-climbers-missing-after-broad-peak-avalanche), [RBC](https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/6a6c25159a7947a010b6d07f)

At least ten climbers are missing on Broad Peak, an 8,047-meter mountain in Pakistan's Karakoram range, after an avalanche, [Dawn reported](https://www.dawn.com/news/2019597/10-climbers-missing-after-broad-peak-avalanche). The Alpine Club of Pakistan said it had lost contact with the group, was seeking helicopter support and was in touch with authorities.

Russian outlet [RBC reported](https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/6a6c25159a7947a010b6d07f) that among the missing is Nirmal Purja, the mountaineer known as Nimsdai who has climbed all fourteen of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. Dawn noted that a separate eight-member team reached the summit of Gasherbrum II and that more than 200 climbers are advancing on K2 and the Gasherbrum peaks, an indication of how crowded the summer season on the region's highest mountains has become.

## What this means

The high-altitude expedition industry is an important source of income and foreign exchange for Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan, so a deadly disaster during peak season carries reputational and economic weight for a region dependent on climbing tourism. Local operators, guides and the provincial economy are exposed if safety concerns deter future expeditions. The immediate stakes are the search for survivors, but the crowded season also raises questions about how many climbers the mountains can safely absorb.

## What to watch

- The outcome of the search-and-rescue effort, which determines the human scale of the disaster.
- Whether Pakistani authorities adjust permit or safety rules for the crowded 8,000-meter peaks, a response that would affect the region's climbing economy.