Honouring a Legacy of Service by Standing Beside Others

Update - CAMPAIGN CLOSED. We want to thank each and every person who donated to this fund. Your support to us and the families that will benefit from the fund is hugely appreciated. The fund has closed having surpassed its original target by almost £30k. These funds will now be distributed to the families involved. Thanks again for your continued support.

Update - Thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters we have very nearly reached our revised target. To allow us to start supporting the families we plan to close the fundraiser on the 31st August 2026 and start distributing the funds to where they are really needed.

Update - We want to thank each and everyone of you who have donated and shared this page. It reached its initial goal and we are extremely grateful. People are still enquiring about donating so we have extended the target to allow donations to be received. Thank you again - Nimsdai Foundation

In the wake of the devastating avalanche on Broad Peak, our hearts remain with every family whose lives have been changed forever. We want to thank everyone who has reached out and offered to help.

Whilst we continue to mourn the loss of our founder, Nims Purja MBE, we are equally conscious that many other families have suffered unimaginable loss. Behind every climber, guide and support team member was a son or daughter, a husband or wife, a parent, a friend and the centre of someone's world.

Nims believed that true leadership was measured not by what we achieved for ourselves, but by how we lifted others when they needed us most.

It is in that spirit that the Nimsdai Foundation is establishing the Broad Peak Guides' Family Support Fund.

Created under our charitable pillar of providing relief to those affected by natural disasters and major climbing incidents, the fund will provide practical financial assistance to the families of those guides, other than Nims, who tragically lost their lives in the Broad Peak avalanche.

Pur Bahadur Gurung (Yukta)

Nima Sherpa

Gyalu Sherpa

Nawang Thindu Sherpa

Kili Pemba Sherpa

Sohail Sakhi

This fund is not about replacing what has been lost, nothing ever could.

It is about standing beside families during the darkest of times, helping ease immediate financial pressures and demonstrating that the global mountain community does not forget its own.

Whether it helps provide for children's education, household costs, funeral expenses or other urgent needs, every contribution will become a tangible expression of compassion.

Throughout his life, Nims inspired millions to believe that impossible challenges could be overcome through courage, determination and service to others.

Today, we have the opportunity to honour that legacy in the most meaningful way possible, not by looking back, but by extending a helping hand to those who now face an uncertain future.

Together, we can ensure that from unimaginable tragedy comes lasting compassion.

Together, we can remind these families that they are not alone.

How the Fund Will Help

Donations will be used to provide financial assistance to the families of those who lost their lives in the Broad Peak avalanche (excluding Nims Purja's family).

Detailed T&Cs regrading the purpose, target and administration of the fund can be found on our website.

More information about Nimsdai Foundation: The Nimsdai Foundation exists to change lives by supporting people and projects that redefine what is possible. We achieve this through our mission to:

INSPIRE every one to achieve a new possible, as we believe the environment is a force for rehabilitative good.

PROTECT and respond to the increasingly fragile ecosystem through innovative projects that deliver real change.

EDUCATE to better inform, drive behavioural change and increase the health and equality of future generations.