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Nirmal Purja, the celebrated Nepalese mountaineer who scaled all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres in 189 days, has died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in northern Pakistan while leading an expedition.
Mohd Khafiz Bachok, 49, reached Mount Everest's summit on May 18, becoming Malaysia's 30th to accomplish the feat during an extraordinarily crowded climbing season. He joins a select group of Malaysian mountaineers who have conquered three peaks above 8,000 metres.