I gave up reading because I felt, although I think what he did was incredibly impressive and beyond human, the account of his physical training and outdated views didn’t make me gain any respect for him. Nims' awe-inspiring adventure ended 189 days later, on 29 October, atop Shisha Pangma (8,027 m; 26,335 ft) in Tibet.

Official Trailer for '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible' Mountaineer Doc". FirstShowing. 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021 . Retrieved 10 December 2021. In one scene an avalanche sends him sprawling 100 metres down. In another, a man the team find stranded dies in Purja's arms. a b "One Man Strives to Climb All the Highest Mountains in Trailer for Documentary '14 Peaks' (Exclusive Video)". The Wrap. 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021 . Retrieved 13 November 2021. Interestingly, multiple people have pointed out that Nims isn’t actually a Sherpa himself, and is a British citizen. (Nepal doesn’t allow dual citizenship.) The New York Times even pointed this out. But it feels like an unfair attempt to rob Nims of his origin story because he left, had success in the UK, and found his way to the climbing community as a client rather than a porter. So I asked him point-blank: Does he consider himself a Sherpa?Nims is a legend. When reading Insta/news I felt like he found some "glitch" in the way how mountains are climbed (i.e. figured out some superior logistics, got enormous funding, superior team or sth). However, after reading the book I am even more impressed about this feat. He was leading from the front and putting in the legwork (trailblazing/fixing ropes) himself on the mountains. He was also handling all the logistics, trying to secure sponsorships and taking loans to fund this effort himself. Taking massive risks on all fronts. Wow!

a b c d Franz, Derek (20 July 2022). "Researchers challenge historical records for 8000-meter peaks". Alpinist . Retrieved 3 August 2022. 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.In this book, Nims tells his story about family, childhood, education, service, and decisions that have led him and his team to climb the fourteen highest mountains on Earth (8000ers). In 2019 he climbed the world's highest peaks shattering the world record by over seven years.

Enter Project Possible: a seemingly unreachable goal to climb all fourteen "death zone" mountains in record time. The previous record was seven years, ten months and six days. The film has already hit Netflix’s top ten in its first week of streaming, suggesting that its thoughtful exploration of ambitious themes has hit home even with viewers who aren’t hardcore climbing enthusiasts. BBC News (29 October 2019). "Nirmal Purja: Ex-soldier climbs 14 highest mountains in seven months". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019 . Retrieved 29 October 2019. Fastest ascent of the 5 highest eight-thousanders in 70 days (the record for climbing without supplementary oxygen is 4 years and 219 days by Spanish brothers Alberto Iñurrategi and Felix Iñurrategi). [9]a b c d e "Nirmal Purja". RedBull. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021 . Retrieved 28 January 2021.