INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 21Legendary climber Nirmal 'Nims' Purja has added another feather to his cap making the greatest
number of successful summits over 8,000 meters in the history of extreme high-altitude mountaineering.
season's first summit as Nims Purja, others reach real summit
climber Pasang Dawa Sherpa summits Mt
Baker in United States
In a statement, Nims, a
of 41.After quitting a lucrative career with the British Army, Nims has started climbing mountains for a cause in 2019
"I am so humbled and proud to say that I came into the mountains in 2019, it took so much to achieve this in such a short time," he said.
As Nims' documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible' has attracted the world's climbing fraternity to Nepali mountains, the
climber said that he came from nothing but gave his everything for it, sacrificing time away from his family and loved ones to focus on his
goals."I spend 11 months of the year away guiding, and I haven't even counted the number of smaller peaks like Kilimanjaro , Aconcagua,
Amadablam, Vinson and Denali in that total
It's been three years of non-stop hard work and dedication to get here," Nims added.Nims said that he has always aimed to raise the name of
the big mountain communities and Sherpas
"I believe we are one big mountain community and should raise each other up," he said, adding that he always wanted to bring positivity, and
helped others achieve their goals.While making 41 summits in a short span of time, Nims climbed Mt Everest eight times, Mt K2 four times
including the first winter ascent in 2021 and Mt Lhotse for the fifth time
Nims has already completed 12 mountains above 8000m without using supplemental oxygen in less than two years.Nims also holds a record for
Some of his records include fastest triple higher 8000ers without oxygen -Everest, Lhotse, and Kanchenjunga - in 8 days, fastest top three
8000ers without oxygen - Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga in 75 Days as well as first and fastest to climb Everest and Lhotse twice in a single
seasonNims also made the fastest ascent of five peaks - Nanga Parbat, K2, Broad Peak, G1, G2 - without using supplemental oxygen in just 26
"I am not stopping here - we continue on to the next mountain and next goal," Nims quipeed.Records also show that Nims made the most 8000ers
in a single season - Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu - in 31 days
Among others, Nims also made the fastest ascent of the top five highest mountains of the world - Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, K2, Kanchenjunga -
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