Search teams recover famed climber Purja's body and 3 others from Pakistan peak
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FILE - Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who became the fastest climber of the world's 14 highest peaks, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)In this photo released by the Alpine Club of Pakistan on Friday, July 31, 2026, members of a mountaineers rescue team prepare to depart from an airbase on a search operation for climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, in Skardu, in Gilgit-Baltistan's region, in northern Pakistan. (Alpine Club of Pakistan via AP)Family members, friends and supporters light candles in memory of the climbers who died Thursday in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A woman lights candle in memory of the climbers who died Thursday in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Monks chant religious mantras before lighting candles in memory of the climbers who died Thursday in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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FILE - Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who became the fastest climber of the world's 14 highest peaks, arrives at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)