Three Nepali Broad Peak victims receive final tributes in Kathmandu
Gyalu Sherpa and Nima Sherpa were cremated Thursday, while Kili Pemba Sherpa 'Kilu' is due to be cremated Friday following Buddhist funeral rites in Kathmandu.
Nepal’s mountaineering community paid final respects Thursday to three Nepali climbers killed in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, as Buddhist funeral rites were held on Thursday in Kathmandu.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) draped its flag over the remains of Kili Pemba Sherpa 'Kilu, Gyalu Sherpa and Nima Sherpa, who were flown to Kathmandu from Pakistan via Doha on Tuesday.
Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Khadak Raj Paudel (Ganesh) and Member of Parliament Mingma Gyabu Sherpa draped Nepal’s national flag over the remains on behalf of the government.
NMA President Fur Gelje Sherpa and General Secretary Rajendra Bahadur Lama paid tribute on behalf of the association.
Gyalu, from Dolakha, and Nima, from Sankhuwasabha district, had been taken to a Sherpa monastery in Kathmandu’s Boudha area, while Kili Pemba, from the Rolwaling region of Dolakha, was taken to his family home.
Buddhist rituals were performed for all three. Gyalu and Nima were cremated Thursday, while Kili Pemba is due to be cremated Friday, Lama said.
Ten climbers, including six Nepalis, were killed when an avalanche swept a climbing team on July 30 on Broad Peak, an 8,047-metre peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range.
Another Nepali victim, Pur Bahadur Gurung 'Yukta' of Gorkha, was cremated on Aug. 6 after his remains were recovered from the mountain.
The remains of record-setting Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja “Nimsdai” were taken to Britain, where his family lives.
The body of one other Nepali climber killed in the disaster remains on the mountain, awaiting recovery.
The NMA said the climbers’ courage, dedication and contributions to mountaineering would not be forgotten, extending condolences to their families, friends and colleagues.
This news has been updated
