In a new film, the 38-year-old former Gurkha and UK Special Forces soldier tells the story of a feat which, if not impossible, is certainly unfeasible. K2 Base Camp, deep in the Pakistani Karakoram, was a mosh pit of humanity when Nims and his guys set up their camp in late December 2020. Not only were three sprawling teams there but two of them had even signed up commercial clients for what would surely be a nasty and perilous undertaking.

I did want to add that a few reviewers thought Viesturs was conceited or seemed full of himself. I didn't find that to be true at all. He's just very confident and a ridiculous over-achiever, so I think those attributes are getting misread. It's kind of a shame, because he seems like a nice guy who would be genuinely surprised and a little hurt to hear that (He's been a public figure for years though, he's probably used to it.) The little things count most on the big mountains. Same applies to life. Taking care of details can make the bigger goals a reality.Purja's brother was so upset with him he did not speak to him for three months, while his mother is shown in the film in bad health and worried. His wife Suchi seems supportive, or at least resigned to the idea. Purja and his wife, Suchi Project Possible has been documented as a Netflix Documentary called 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible which was launched on 29 November 2021. [42] [43] First winter ascent of K2 [ edit ] Primeras cimas de la temporada en el Annapurna, Nirmal Purja tacha el primer 8.000" (in Spanish). Desnivel.com. 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019 . Retrieved 26 May 2019.

Those same seven letters appeared above the glass-and-steel shopping pavilion annexed to the five-star Marriott that sprang up in the brief interlude between the 2015 earthquake, which killed nearly 9,000 Nepalis, and the pandemic, which took an additional 12,000. Nimsdai is both the flagship mountaineering store above the Apple computer retailer in that square, and the diminutive Nepali call sign of the man whose name is on every Himalayan climber’s lips: Nirmal Purja a.k.a. Nims Purja a.k.a. Nimsdai. Ascent of all fourteen eight-thousander mountains, with a time of six months and six days ( supplemental oxygen aid) - a record time until 2023. Future adventurers who have read Olson's nonfiction title Into the Clouds: The Race to Climb the World's Most Dangerous Mountain or the fictional Peak (Smith) or Everest (Korman) series, Beyond Possible offers a fascinating look at what it takes to climb these imposing peaks right now. For me, reading about these climbs is a much better way to experience them than to plan a trip myself, but young readers hungry for adventure will look at Purja's experiences and envision themselves in his hiking boots. His story is inspirational and harrowing all at once.I knew that I could have done this project within four months," he says. "But I also knew there would be politics to sort out, so I had to factor in three months for that." ELITE HIMALAYAN ADVENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . Retrieved 31 October 2021. Netflix’s new documentary, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, gives us an incredible look into Nims’ unprecedented expeditions.

a b c d Dream Wanderlust (24 May 2019). "Nirmal Purja summits 5th eight-thousander in 12 days, ends 1st phase of 'Project Possible' ". Dreamwanderlust.com.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019 . Retrieved 26 May 2019. Last year the researcher Eberhard Jurgalski, who spent 10 years looking into the ascents of those who had claimed the 14 peaks, claimed that only three had been to the true summits of all the mountains, not including Messner. At the beginning of this article we mentioned that almost everyone thought Nims was crazy. Well, one of the only people to believe in him was Reinhold Messner (Italy); the first person to climb all 8,000 m mountains. The first person to achieve the feat was Reinhold Messner, who climbed his first in 1970 and 14th in 1986. Before Purja and his team set off in 2019, the previous speed record was just under eight years.Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years. He achieved this trailblazing feat in 1986 without using any supplementary oxygen. To date, only 19 others have done the same. Reinhold is widely considered the greatest climber of all time. One of the A-Star B3 helicopters transporting climbers from Kathmandu to the Sherpa town of Namche Bazaar. Part of the challenge of climbing the 8,000ers is that they take climbers into the so-called ‘death zone’.

With a plan to complete all 14 eight-thousanders in seven months, Purja summited the first mountain on 23 April 2019 and completed the first six-summit phase of his "Project Possible 14/7" [7] on 24 May 2019: Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga, Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu. [7] He climbed with Sherpas Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa, Lakpa Dendi (Zekson Son), Geljen Sherpa and Tensi Kasang, amongst other mountaineers. The last five summits were climbed in only 12 days. He broke his previous Guinness World Record by climbing Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu within 2 days and 30 minutes. [24] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] He also tells us about his ability to compartmentalise, which must have helped him during tough moments on the climbs - and there were several. An inspirational study in leadership and a powerful testament to the human spirit at its very best.' - Mail on Sunday That's an example to all those who gave up without starting, no matter what are they trying to achieve. Because it's not the description of a dream that's important, it's your attitude towards the dream. Like the author said instead of being one man, at the most difficult moments he was a hundred men on his mind. And to know that he not only climbed but also rescued that many people who were left behind by others, that even rushing he would stop on top and take in everything for long times... The circuit of 14 mountains was first completed by Reinhold Messner, widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest mountaineers, who took years to complete it. In recent times, however, mountaineers have sought to climb all 14 mountains in months, a feat first claimed by Purja in 2019.Rajana Ppokhrel (27 September 2019). "Nirmal 'Nims' Purja sets world record scaling 13 peaks in five months". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019 . Retrieved 27 September 2019. I knew I had to do this for the country,” Nims said, “for the people, and only I could do it the right way.”