Timeline: The life and career of Nirmal “Nims” Purja
Summary
Nirmal "Nims" Purja, from Nepal's Myagdi district, set records by climbing all fourteen 8,000-metre peaks in six months and six days, transforming modern mountaineering with daring feats and rescues.
Key Points
- Nirmal "Nims" Purja climbed all fourteen 8,000-metre peaks in a record six months and six days in 2019.
- He served in the British Army’s Brigade of Gurkhas and the Royal Navy’s Special Boat Service before pursuing mountaineering full time.
- His Project Possible expedition broke multiple mountaineering world records including fastest ascents of the highest peaks.
- Purja completed all fourteen eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen by October 2024 and continues to push mountaineering boundaries.
