The avalanche that killed a climbing legend - and a generation of record-setting guides
Their fellow guides say their deaths in Pakistan dealt a devastating blow to Nepal's mountaineering community.
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Best known for scaling Kanchenjunga three times in one season.
Acclaimed Nepali climber who earned the Grand Slam of mountaineering.
Rising Nepali mountain guide.
Nepali climber who scaled four eight-thousanders in 2026.
A renowned Nepal-born former Royal Marine known for climbing all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre plus mountains in just over six months in 2019.
Nepali climber who lost his life in the avalanche.
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Their fellow guides say their deaths in Pakistan dealt a devastating blow to Nepal's mountaineering community.
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