Ten mountaineers, including world-renowned climber Nirmal Purja, are missing after an avalanche on Broad Peak, a mountain in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan
Search-and-rescue operations are underway, though subject to weather conditions. Pakistan's army has dispatched two helicopters for the effort
Nepal-born Purja, a former Royal Marine, is the leader of the expedition which also includes an American, a Chinese national, an Omani and five Nepalis
Purja is known for climbing all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre plus mountains in just over six months in 2019
Nepali news outlet Kantipur reports that two bodies have been found
There has been no communication with Purja's team since the avalanche hit at around midday on Thursday on the 8,047-metre (26,400 ft) peak in the Karakoram range
Renowned climber Nirmal Purja among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche