Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- More than 10 days after a massive avalanche swept them off Pakistan's Broad Peak, the remains of three of Nepal's most decorated high-altitude guides and climbers returned home to grieving families.

Emotions ran high at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Tuesday as officials brought out the coffins one by one and placed them in a hearse.

Kili Pemba Sherpa, known widely as Kilu, along with Gyalu Sherpa and Nima Sherpa, arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport aboard a Qatar Airways flight from Doha.

Relatives, fellow climbers, Nepal Mountaineering Association officials and expedition company representatives gathered as the coffins were unloaded, with family members breaking down beside the caskets. Af...