PAKISTAN - Famed British Nepali climber Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja was among those who died in an avalanche in Pakistan on Thursday. Local police said a 10-member international mountaineering team departed for a Broad Peak expedition through Karakoram Tours, Amazing Tours and Blue Sky Trek & Tours Company on July 30. HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERThe Nimsdai Foundation announced that Purja tragically lost his life following the avalanche, which happened on Broad Peak. Our deepest thoughts, prayers and heartfelt condolences are with their families, friends and loved ones," the Nimsdai Foundation said in a statement. The Nimsdai Foundation said Purja's leadership and determination built Elite Exped, Nimsdai Foundation, Skydive Nimsdai and Nimsdai Store into what they are today.