Fearless Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the worldโs 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.
This Netflix documentary covers his remarkable achievement.
Original SnowBrains reporting of the feat from October 29th, 2019, below:
A 36-year-old Nepali just became the fastest climber to summit the worldโs 14 highest mountains on Tuesday, summiting all the mountains in just over six months, smashing the previous record by more than seven YEARS.
โMISSION ACHIEVED !โ says @nimsdai from the summit of #Shishapangma #14peaks7months #History
At 8:58 hrs local time, Nims and his team reached the summit of Shisha Pangma. Team Members includes: Mingma David Sherpa, Galjen Sherpa and Gesman Tamang.#BremontProjectPossible pic.twitter.com/PeYUVQ7RnL
โ Nirmal Purja MBE (@nimsdai) October 29, 2019
Former British Marine Nirmal Purja scaled Mount Shishapangma at 8,027-meters (26,335 feet) in Tibet this morning, six months and one week after he climbed his first in โProject Possibleโ, Mount Annapurna I.
โMission achieved,โ Purja posted on his Instagram from the summit in Tibet, the worldโs 14th highest mountain.
After climbing Annapurna, the tenth highest peak, on April 23rd, Purja took on the other โ8,000ersโ, climbing Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in the following month, reports Reuters.
He then went to Pakistan, where he climbed Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, K2, and the Broad Peak. Purja climbed another two peaks in Nepal – Cho Oyu and Manaslu before heading to Tibet, climbing officials said.
The previous record for the fastest ascent was previously held by South Korean Kim Chang-ho, who completed all โ8,000ersโ in seven years, ten months, and six days.ย Only 36 mountaineers have ever climbed all 14 of the worldโs highest peaks.