New Delhi, July 31 -- ISLAMABAD - Pakistani rescue teams recovered four bodies from the slopes of Broad Peak on Thursday after an avalanche struck a group of ten climbers earlier in the week, leaving six still missing as deteriorating weather blocked helicopters from reaching the high-altitude search zone.

The group was struck during a descent from a summit attempt at one of the Karakoram's most technically demanding mountains. Among those hit was Nirmal Purja, the Nepali mountaineer known globally as Nims Dai, whose 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks brought the culture of 8,000-meter climbing to a mass audience. Purja's team communications went silent before rescuers could establish his status; his satellite link, maintained as a standa...