WorldSearch teams on Friday found the remains of American climber Mallory Geis, the last missing member of a 10-member international mountaineering team that was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak weeks ago, a mountaineering official and local authorities said.Recovery ended search that began on July 31 after expedition swept away by avalancheThe Associated Press · Posted: Aug 21, 2026 7:51 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Family members, friends and supporters in Kathmandu, Nepal, light candles on Aug. 4 in memory of the climbers who died Thursday in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak. (Niranjan Shrestha/The Associated Press)Search teams on Friday found the remains of American climber Mallory Geis, the last missing member of a 10-person international mountaineering team that was killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak weeks ago, a mountaineering official and local authorities said. Geis's remains were found by a team made up of local volunteers, according to Irfan Arshad Khan, president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. The expedition was Geis's first attempt to climb an 8,000-metre peak in Pakistan.Geis, 39, lived in San Antonio, Texas. She announced on social media earlier this year that she was closing her Pilates studio to take "a giant leap of faith into the unknown to see where life goes. I have a sneaking suspicion there will be lots of helmets, harnesses and crampons involved."Her family remembered her in a statement earlier this month as "a bright light who was loved deeply by her family and friends."Famous climber Nirmal Purja among 10 missing on Pakistan mountain after avalancheNirmal Purja, 'inspirational' Nepali climber, among 10 killed in avalanche during Pakistan expeditionThe recovery ended a search that began on July 31 after the expedition, led by renowned climber Nirmal Purja, was swept away by an avalanche on Broad Peak. Purja, a Nepal-born former British Army soldier widely known as Nims Dai, climbed the world's 14 highest peaks in a record 189 days in 2019, an achievement featured in the Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. His record was broken in 2023.Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, high altitude and rapidly changing weather.