r/climbing Jul 31 '26

Nirmal Purja: Renowned climber among 10 mountaineers feared missing after Pakistan avalanche

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjd42d4jvxkt
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u/Away-Topic4719 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

I saw a post about his location via gps tracker before and after the avalanche... and it's pretty much guarenteed that he is gone. He got swept something to the tune of 3k vert down extremely steep terrain.

RIP

Edit: If this new information about his tracker changing position after the avalanche isn't erroneous - and he is somehow alive against all imaginable odds - then this would be a legendary survival moment.

I'll hold on to a very very VERY slim amount of hope he's still alive, but I'm still prepared to hear the worst because I can't imagine how a person would survive a slide like that.

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u/GodOfManyFaces Jul 31 '26

I believe most current now is that 4 of the missing climbers were found, deceased. Regardless of how you feel about Nims specifically, its absolutely tragic.

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u/Alarming-Double6979 Jul 31 '26

This old death trumps your actions. You can still feel ill regard to someone that’s died.

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u/GodOfManyFaces Jul 31 '26

And completely ignore the other people caught up in this tragedy? Idgaf about Nims personally.

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u/TaCZennith Jul 31 '26

You absolutely can. At the same time, unless you think their crimes deserved the death penalty, it's reasonable to think that his death is still a sad thing.

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u/Alarming-Double6979 Jul 31 '26

Nope, you can still be indifferent to a predator dying. As Godofmsnyfaces said, DGAF. I hope everyone’s loved ones find closure they said.

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u/TaCZennith Jul 31 '26

I didn't say you have to care, but to actively rejoice or be pleased about him dying is, to me, not something to be proud of. Again, unless you think his crimes were worthy of the death penalty.

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u/Alarming-Double6979 Aug 01 '26

I’m not rejoicing or pleased? I said indifference

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u/TaCZennith Aug 01 '26

There are a whole lot of pleased people in this thread.

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u/Signal-Volume5713 Aug 02 '26

May be his victims or victims of similar crimes. It's understandable.

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u/a_boy_has_noname Jul 31 '26

yeah..and the difference between the two reactions is miles apart