Kathmandu, July 31 -- born mountaineer and former Royal Marine widely known as "Nims Dai," is among ten climbers feared missing after an avalanche hit the 8,047-metre Broad Peak in Pakistan on Thursday. Pakistani mountaineering authorities said there has been no communication with the expedition since the incident.

Two bodies have been found at the site, according to Thaneshwar Guragain, general manager of Seven Summit Treks, though their identities have not yet been established. "Work is under way now to identify who they are," Guragain told Kantipur on Friday.

Guragain said the roughly ten climbers still unaccounted for come from several expedition teams: three from Seven Summit Treks, three from the team associated with Purja, two fr...