KATHMANDU: The last rites of Nepali mountaineer Pur Bahadur Gurung (Yukta), who died during an expedition on Pakistan’s 8,047-metre Broad Peak, were performed in Kathmandu on Friday.
The cremation took place at Swayambhu in the presence of family members, relatives, Home Minister Sudan Gurung, Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa, members of the mountaineering community and well-wishers.
Gurung died after being caught in an avalanche while attempting to summit Broad Peak.
Mountaineers and stakeholders have paid tribute to Gurung, describing his death as an irreparable loss to Nepal’s mountaineering community.
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