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Beyond the Impossible
Fourteen eight-thousanders in six months and six days! An incredible journey to climb the record-breaking Himalayan crown.
Beyond the Impossible is the autobiographical story of the now legendary Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purji (known as Nimsdai) and offers a detailed account of his life's journey from childhood to the moment before his last great achievement, the first ever winter ascent of K2.
Nirmal talks about his youth and military service, first in the Gurkha Brigade, then in the elite Special Forces of the British Navy, and above all his love of the mountains and his penchant for extraordinary challenges. He introduces himself as a man of extraordinary physical abilities, as a courageous adventurer and at the same time as the visionary author of the 14/7 project, in which he managed to climb all fourteen mountains with a height of over eight thousand metres in less than seven months. Nirmal guides the reader through all three phases of the project, and in addition to a detailed description of the individual deliverables, he also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complex period of preparation, his family life and his friends among the Himalayan Sherpas
They wrote about the book Beyond the Impossible
"Nims not only has exceptional physical stamina, but is also a leader with great financial management and logistics skills."
Reinhold Messner, mountaineering legend
"An inspiring study of leadership and a powerful testament to the human spirit at its best."
Mail on Sunday
"Whether or not you are a mountain lover, you will admire his tenacity and fearlessness."
The Times
"A living legend."
Trail Magazine
Nirmal Purja
Nirmal Purja (born 1983, known as Nimsdai) is a British mountaineer born in Nepal and holder of several world mountaineering records. He served in the British Army with the Gurkha Brigade and then with the Royal Navy Special Forces. In 2018 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire. Purja became famous for climbing all 14 eight-thousanders in a record time of six months and six days. He was also the first person to reach the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu in a 48-hour period. In 2021, Purja and a team of Nepalese climbers completed the first ever winter ascent of K2. Purja was the only member of the team to summit without supplemental oxygen, becoming the first person to do so in winter.
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