ACP calls it one of the most technically demanding recovery operations on Broad Peak; search for 2 climbers continuesThe bodies of Nirmal Purja, Wang Zhong, Nima Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa and Killi Pemba "Kilu" Sherpa transported by helicopter to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Skardu. SCREENGRABThe bodies of five international climbers, including renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, were flown to Skardu by a Pakistan Army helicopter on Thursday after one of the most challenging recovery operations on Broad Peak, as rescuers continued searching for the two remaining missing climbers. The July 30 avalanche struck a 10-member international expedition led by 43-year-old British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja as the team ascended from Camp 2 to Camp 3 on Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest mountain. The avalanche struck Broad Peak on July 30, severing contact with a 10-member international expedition led by the 43-year-old Purja, whose company later confirmed that there were no survivors. Broad Peak, the world's 12th-highest mountain at 8,051 metres, is located in Pakistan's Karakoram range and is widely regarded as one of the most technically demanding of the world's 8,000-metre peaks.