43 years lived with passion are worth more than 100 years lived without it.
- Nirmal Purja
- Born in Myagdi village, Nepal (1983)
- Joined British Gurkha Regiment at 18 (2003)
- Selected for UK Special Boat Service (2009)
- First climb: Lobuche Peak, 6,119m (2012)
- Quit military to chase mountaineering (2018)
- Launched Project Possible mission (2019)
- Everest, Lhotse, Makalu in 48 hours (2019)
- Viral Everest traffic-jam photo shocked world (2019)
- Climbed all 14 eight-thousanders in 6 months 6 days (2019)
- Awarded MBE by Queen Elizabeth (2020)
- Published memoir "Beyond Possible" (2020)
- Led first winter ascent of K2 (January 2021)
- Netflix's "14 Peaks" made him global icon (2021)
- Became first to summit 50 8,000m peaks on Nanga Parbat (3 July 2026)
- Died in Broad Peak avalanche with 9 others (30 July 2026)