Exclusive GPS Data Reveals Mysterious Final Route of Netflix Star Nims Purja Before Deadly Avalanche Strikes
When you think about mountaineering legends, Nimal Purja’s name instantly pops up—a guy who basically sprinted through all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter giants in just six months. Sounds like the kind of person who laughs in the face of danger, right? Well, this time, the mountains had a different plan. After a ruthless avalanche slammed down on Broad Peak in Pakistan, Purja and his team’s whereabouts have become a chilling mystery. His Garmin watch—the trusty little gadget that tracks every step—painted a harrowing picture of a sudden and severe fall, making you wonder: how does even a legend survive when the mountain decides otherwise? Two bodies have been found, drones have spotted the others, but silence prevails where voices once were. It’s a brutal reminder that nature doesn’t negotiate, no matter how many peaks you’ve conquered on Netflix. So, what’s next when the mountain whispers that your story might be written differently than you planned?
Nimal Purja remains missing after this morning’s devastating avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan and his final movements make for concerning reading.
The legendary mountaineer was leading an expedition of 10 on the notoriously difficult mountain, which boasts the 12th highest peak in the world, when the avalanche struck yesterday (Thursday 30 July).
Two bodies have already been recovered and there are serious fears for the other climbers, who haven’t been heard from, but have been seen via a drone.
Although Purja, who is best known for his 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible which saw him complete all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-plus mountains in just over six months back in 2019, is a world-renowned climber, it seems as if the Alpine Club of Pakistan sadly rate his chances of survival as ‘very slim’.
He had just left the second camp when the avalanche struck (Instagram/@nimsdai)
And tragically, the latest readings from his Garmin watch certainly seem to confirm that he and the other climbers fell a significant distance during the avalanche.
Like most experienced climbers, the 43-year-old was wearing a Garmin watch which broadcasts his position, and it continued to do so for around four hours after he left Camp 2 on Thursday morning.
As per National Geographic, the first pings put him at 6,166 meters or 20,231 feet, just after Camp 2 at 5:33 a.m. Pakistan time.
He would steadily ascend the mountain, reaching 6,400 meters by 7am and 6,600 meters by 9am.
However, both his and the watch of Nadhira Al-Harthy, who is tragically one of the climbers to have lost their lives, experienced a significant change in the next 30 minutes, with Purja’s watch reportedly pinging at 2,000 feet below his previous position.
Although search operations are underway, none of the climbers have been heard from since, with a body part presumed to be from one of the other climbers also discovered.
Purja also left a heartbreaking message on his social media, which everyone will be hoping isn’t his last, as the search continues for the legendary mountain climber after the huge avalanche.
He wrote: “This was never the plan. Initially, the plan was to climb just G2. But just before setting off for Pakistan, I ran the numbers on my 8000m summits.
“That’s when it hit me: if I tick off Broad Peak whilst I’m here , only one remains ‘Cho Oyu’. Then I become the FIRST person in history to climb all 14 eight-thousanders twice. Without oxygen.
“This wasn’t planned. The Hattrick project was the focus because it carried a bigger mission. But opportunities don’t scream: they whisper to those already working in silence.”
“My only battle was against the man I was yesterday,” Purja continued. “Every single day, pushing my own limits. Because the moment you look sideways: at what others are doing, saying, achieving: you drift off your compass.
“Your heading is YOURS. Guard it fiercely. They criticised me when I climbed the 14 without O’s during Project Possible.
“If you haven’t seen what that took, watch 14 Peaks on Netflix. That film is the unfiltered truth.
“I was there doing multiple rescues of climbers left behind by other expeditions, raising the funds myself, leading from the front, fixing our own lines, dealing with the Shishapangma permit with China, being at hospitals for my mum’s operation and so much more. And now? Now I’m heading for the double without oxygen: triple in total. The noise hasn’t stopped. I just stopped listening.”
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