# Mountaineer Yashwanth urges respect for mountains after Nirmal Purja death 2026-08-13T00:26:12+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Indian mountaineer Bhukya Yashwanth, on his 'Har Shikhar Par Tiranga' mission to climb the highest peak of all 28 states, has successfully summited a 6,037-metre virgin peak in Ladakh. In an exclusive conversation with Times Now Digital, he paid tribute to Nepalese-British mountaineer Nirmal Purja, who died while attempting to become the first person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders twice without supplemental oxygen. Yashwanth said Purja's death is a huge loss for the global mountaineering community. He advised aspiring climbers to respect mountains, noting that life is more precious and sometimes turning back is the best decision. Avalanches, he said, are unpredictable, and climate change is making conditions more dangerous. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: adventure, Bhukya Yashwanth, Broad Peak, Ladakh, mountaineering, Nirmal Purja Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mountaineer-yashwanth-urges-respect-for-mountains-after-nirmal-purja-death/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mountaineer-yashwanth-urges-respect-for-mountains-after-nirmal-purja-death/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.