Record-Breaking Mountaineer Nirmal Purja Passed Away

Exam-focused facts from the 5 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Nirmal Purja, a 43-year-old Nepalese mountaineer, died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan.
He was among 10 mountaineers from multiple nations killed in the avalanche.
Purja set a world record in 2019 by climbing all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in just over six months.
He was a former British army soldier and founded the Nimsdai Foundation in 2022.
He used his platform to highlight the contributions of Nepal's Sherpa community.