Two women have gone on the record to accuse mountaineer Nirmal Purja of serious sexual misbehavior, according to reporting by The New York Times. April Leonardo, a client of Purja’s, allegedly suffered constant sexual harassment during a K2 expedition in 2022. Purja owns a guiding company, Elite Exped, and a clothing brand. But recently, Purja and Elite Exped have been the focus of varying controversies on Everest. In the last two weeks, several articles in local Nepali media accused the mountaineer of improper permitting, though Elite Exped substantiated there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

Source: New York Times June 01, 2024 12:58 UTC