Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body: Alpine Club of Pakistan

Rescuers have recovered the body of climber Nirmal Purja, killed with nine teammates in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak this week, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said Sunday.

The 43-year-old Nepali-British mountaineer was leading a 10-member international expedition when the disaster struck.

How did Nirmal Purja die?

An avalanche struck the 10-member expedition Purja was leading on Broad Peak on Thursday, severing contact with the team. His expedition company confirmed Saturday that none of the climbers had survived. The Alpine Club later located Purja's body at roughly 5,700 meters, one of Pakistan's most technically demanding peaks.

"The ground rescue team has reached Nims Dai (Purja) at approximately 5,700m on Broad Peak, a mountain he loved, and a mountain that has now taken him from us," the club said in a social media post. The club's general secretary, Ayaz Shigri, later confirmed to AFP that Purja's body and those of three other climbers had been recovered.

Who else died in the Broad Peak avalanche?

The disaster killed all 10 members of the international team, including climbers from Nepal, Oman, the United States and China. Authorities recovered the remains of an Omani woman, a Nepali man and an American woman, flying the bodies to Skardu on Friday. Several other Nepali citizens were also part of the expedition, according to the Alpine Club.

How has the mountaineering community responded?

The avalanche has drawn shock and grief across the mountaineering world, particularly in Nepal. World leaders, including Britain's Prince William, have offered condolences to the families of the climbers who died.