Milestones from mountaineer Nirmal Purja's 'impossible' expeditions

Images and key moments from 'Beyond Possible', a real-life chronicle of how Purja conquested all the world's 8,000-metre 'death zone' peaks in 7 months
Curated By: Forbes India
Published: Dec 11, 2020
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  • Milestones from mountaineer Nirmal Purja's 'impossible' expeditions
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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