Bodies recovered from mountain avalanche that killed 10

Rescue teams on Sunday recovered the bodies of four deceased mountaineers from Pakistan’s Broad Peak on Sunday, days after a climbing party met with disaster. The group of 10 climbers was caught in a Thursday avalanche on the 26,000-foot mountain.

The bodies were high on the mountain, at nearly 18,700 feet, requiring a risky operation to transport them to a lower camp. One of the bodies was that of Nirmal Purja, a renowned Nepali mountaineer known for climbing all 14 of the world’s tallest peaks in a record-setting six months and six days.

Ground teams also spotted an additional body at a much higher elevation, but the club said it was unlikely that the body could be recovered due to extremely hazardous conditions on the mountain. It was unclear whether the body was that of Sohail Sakhi of Pakistan or of Nawang Thindu Sherpa of Nepal, both of whom are presumed dead. The remains of other members of the group were recovered earlier, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

Whose remains have been recovered?

• Mallory Geis of the United States (partial remains)

• Wang Zhong of China

• Nirmal Purja of Nepal and the United Kingdom

• Nima Sherpa of Nepal

• Kili Pemba Sherpa of Nepal

• Gyalu Sherpa of Nepal

• Pur Badahur Gurung of Nepal

• Nadhira Al Harthy of Oman

Dig deeper: Read my previous report on the early response to the disaster.