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Nirmal Purja

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Nirmal Purja

Born July 25, 1983 · Myagdi, Nepal

Died July 30, 2026 · aged 43

Nirmal Purja (25 July, 1983 – 30 July, 2026) was a Nepalese-British mountaineer. Before beginning a career in mountaineering, he served in the British Army with the Brigade of Gurkhas and later in the Special Boat Service (SBS), the special forces unit of the Royal Navy. Purja was notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousands peaks in six months and six days with the aid of bottled oxygen betw…

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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible · 2021
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
★ 7.32021
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In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous record was eight years). He called the effort “Project Possible 14/7” and saw it as a way to inspire others to strive for greater heights in any pursuit. The film follows his team as they seek to defy naysayers and push the limits of human endurance.

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