India, Aug. 3 -- A photo of Nepali-British mountaineer Nirmal Purja, aka Nims Dai, and nine others who were part of an expedition climbing Pakistan's Broad Peak, has been shared online. The picture is claimed to have been captured moments before the expedition party was hit by an avalanche last week. The ten climbers died at approximately 5,700 m after they were swept away by the avalanche.

Broad Peak, the world's 12th highest peak at 8,051-metre, is part of the Karakoram range and lies in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The purported image of Purja, the 43-year-old celebrated mountaineer, and nine others was posted on Instagram by Pakistan-based tour operator Karakoram Vision.

The tour operator claimed the image was captured on July 30 befo...