Beyond Possible: '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' Now On Netflix

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There were so many," he tells us. "At one point, I was just praying that the big avalanche would come, and then I'm done. But then I had the bigger belief. I'd say to myself: 'You said you're going to represent the Special Forces, the Gurkhas. You said you're the hope of someone who has nothing.' The trailer for Netflix documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' came out on YouTube and I caught some quotes from the book. Excited to see Nimsdai and his team in action. This book is not just a blow by blow of his successes and failures on the mountains, but about his life's journey to that point, from being inspired at age 14 to finally reaching his goal at age 46. It's about despite becoming a veterinarian, he was strong enough to walk away because climbing was his true passion - instead of earning a good living working with animals, he spent his time building houses and scrounging for sponsors to pay for his trips to the Himalaya. a b "Nirmal Purja: Nepali climber carving mountaineering history". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019 . Retrieved 30 October 2019.

Peaks on Netflix: behind the scenes with the composer of the documentary's orchestral score". Classical Music. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021 . Retrieved 10 December 2021. Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja at the summit of the 8,035m Gasherbrum II. Photograph: Nirmal 'Nims' Purja - Bremont Pr/AFP/Getty Images 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.Gurkha Everest Expedition – Himalayan Odyssey". 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019 . Retrieved 26 May 2019. 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felt, although I think what he did was incredibly impressive and beyond human, the account of his physical training and outdated views didn’t make me gain any respect for him.

Purja is of Magar descent. [45] [49] He was raised as a Hindu. [50] He is married to Suchi Purja (the daughter of a Gurkha soldier), and they live in Hampshire. [20] Purja has three much older brothers (who were also all Gurkha soldiers). [20] [51] Filmography [ edit ] Year

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.

Ascent of all fourteen eight-thousander mountains, with a time of six months and six days ( supplemental oxygen aid) - a record time until 2023. A significant portion of the footage was taken by the expedition team, while additional images and interviews were added later by the director, including interviews with Reinhold Messner (who called the feat "a unique statement in the history of mountaineering"), and other major high-altitude mountaineers, [1] and Purja's family (including his wife and brothers). The film premiered at the DOC NYC Film Festival, and was released on Netflix on 29 November 2021. 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. 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.An inspirational study in leadership and a powerful testament to the human spirit at its very best.' - Mail on Sunday Routen, Ash (30 April 2019). "Did Red Tape Fatally Delay the Rescue on Annapurna?". explorersweb.com . Retrieved 16 December 2019. 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. 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... Moving mountains". The Week. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021 . Retrieved 15 January 2021.