World Media Focuses on Nirmal Purja's Death and Mountaineering Legacy

Kathmandu. The death of Nirmal Purja, also known as 'Nimsdai', has drawn the attention of the world's media, not just Nepali mountaineers and the general public, back to the Himalayas and Karakoram. After it was confirmed that Purja and 10 other climbers died in an avalanche on Broad Peak, Pakistan, which is 8,051 meters high, on July 30, major global media outlets immediately presented his death as a top international news story. Media outlets such as Reuters, Associated Press, BBC, The Guardian, Sky News, Al Jazeera, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Washington Post, ABC Australia, DW, and Euronews have presented Purja's death, his records, military background, global image through Netflix, and his impact on mountaineering from various angles.

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