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Nepal mourns ‘generation lost’ to Broad Peak avalanche

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• Around 500 mourners, monks gather in Kathmandu • Funeral of missing Pakistani climber held in Hunza • Efforts continue to recover bodies amid bad weather KATHMANDU/GILGIT: Hund­­reds of Nepalis held a candlelight vigil on Tuesday honouring 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, as rescuers battled treacherous conditions to recover the remaining bodies. Buddhist monks in maroon robes chanted prayers and around 500 mourners lit candles and incense in a square in the Nepali capital. World-renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja, 43, was among the victims along with six elite Nepali guides, killed in the avalanche in Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday. “Nepal has lost a generation of accomplished mountaineers,” said Tul Singh Gurung, president of Nepal National Mountain Guide Association. The gathering observed a minute’s silence in their memory, in front of a banner with photographs of the 10 climbers. At the centre, candles were arranged in the shape of Nepal’s nat

First report: Nepal mountaineers mourn ‘lost generation’ in Pakistan avalanche — torontosun.com, 7d