Nirmal Purja's Village mourns, dream of home remains incomplete

Aug 03, 2026

Myagdi (Nepal), August 03 (ANI): Four days have passed, but Kamala KC's tears haven't stopped. Ever since reports emerged on social media that her younger brother, legendary mountaineer Nirmal Purja, was among the 10 climbers who went missing on Pakistan's Broad Peak, disbelief gave way to grief. Every day since then, she has walked to the ruins of their ancestral home, where memories of a childhood spent playing together now echo through the silence. The Titar village in Annapurna Rural Municipality- 3, Dana of Myagdi is mourning his loss. All of Nirmal's relatives, childhood friends and neighbours have fallen silent. A banner reading "Mountaineer Nirmal Purja (Nims) Felicitation Ceremony" still hangs on Kamala's house, commemorating his public honour in Beni on March 6, 2025 for his mountaineering world records. Despite his busy expedition schedule, Purja often visited Dana by helicopter while travelling between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna and continued to visit the village with his brothers, according to his friend Ramesh Purja, ward chair of Annapurna Rural Municipality-3. The ground rescue team had reached Purja's body at an altitude of about 5700 meters along with three other climbers, which have been brought to Camp I, the Alpine Club Pakistan (ACP) announced.