Nirmal "Nims" Purja served in the armed forces before leaving to follow his passion for mountaineering full-time. The next few slides are images from his book 'Beyond Possible', charting key moments of his journey, in his words.
Listen to Purja speak about his thrilling adventures on the podcast 'From the Bookshelves of Forbes India', here: https://www.forbesindia.com/audio/from-the-bookshelves/nims-purja-what-lifess-like-in-the-death-zone/64871