articleThe Brief Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers were confirmed dead after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak. Purja was known for climbing the world's 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days and was featured in the Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible." Renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak have been confirmed dead, and search teams are working to recover their bodies, Purja's expedition company said Saturday. RELATED: Netflix '14 Peaks' star Nirmal Purja among climbers missing after Pakistan avalancheDig deeper:The 10-member expedition was swept away by an avalanche Thursday on Pakistan’s Broad Peak. He climbed the world’s 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible."