Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
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- Author：Nimsdai Purja
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Reviews
Erica Brock
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Great book。 Hell of an inspiration。
Kim Julian
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This book is extraordinary。 I had watched the series on TV （"14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible"） just before it came out， so I didn't expect for the book to do more than fill in the details。 It was a delightful surprise that Nimsdai gives readers the gift of both his voice and vision- he not only shares personal details about how he and his team accomplished this feat- he includes his insights about humanity and what it truly means。I thought this would be a book about mountaineering， and it is， bu This book is extraordinary。 I had watched the series on TV （"14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible"） just before it came out， so I didn't expect for the book to do more than fill in the details。 It was a delightful surprise that Nimsdai gives readers the gift of both his voice and vision- he not only shares personal details about how he and his team accomplished this feat- he includes his insights about humanity and what it truly means。I thought this would be a book about mountaineering， and it is， but even more so it is a book about the human spirit， expectations， community， and on a deeper level how we are all connected。 He is a brilliant writer and has a style that is personal。 Reading this felt like reading a letter from an old friend。 I found myself wrapping up snugly in a warm blanket as I read descriptions of crevasses and hiking through deep snow。 I had tissues nearby for times when I read about lives lost。 It was intense hearing a first-hand account of daily life and death in the death zone as Nimsdai and his team work their way up and down massive mountains， 14 times。 In 6 months。 6 Months。 The fact he accomplished this in such a short timeframe is a testament to what humans are capable of。 I am absolutely inspired。 Thank you， Nimsdai， for shattering what we thought was possible。 I dare say that you are a catalyst for human evolution。 。。。more
Tim
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"And with the courage of ten men， I would prevail。"Possibly the worst told tale in mountaineering history。 Purja pulled off the absolutely insane feat of climbing all fourteen 8000 meter peaks on this planet in just over six months。 The last human who succeeded took over seven years。 The TV documentary and the images in this book are tremendous， and certain aspects of Nirmal's story are humbling and inspiring; however， reading the terms "operator"， "mindset"， or "special forces" on every other p "And with the courage of ten men， I would prevail。"Possibly the worst told tale in mountaineering history。 Purja pulled off the absolutely insane feat of climbing all fourteen 8000 meter peaks on this planet in just over six months。 The last human who succeeded took over seven years。 The TV documentary and the images in this book are tremendous， and certain aspects of Nirmal's story are humbling and inspiring; however， reading the terms "operator"， "mindset"， or "special forces" on every other page makes this slightly ridiculous。 I wasn't expecting a Sherpa from a poor Nepalese background to publish the perfect literary debut， but Purja's persisting descriptions of military tactics during ascents make me wonder if he is suffering from some form of positive PTSD。 All told though， the sheer insanity of this adventure successfully kept me from falling asleep during three nightshifts， earning an extra star。 。。。more
Reza
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کتاب فوق العاده درباره ی یه شخصیت فوق العاده واقعا از استقامت این بشر متحیر می شهکتابی بسیار انگیزشی
Zane Lauva
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"GIVING UP IS NOT IN THE BLOOD， SIR。 IT'S NOT IN THE BLOOD。" "GIVING UP IS NOT IN THE BLOOD， SIR。 IT'S NOT IN THE BLOOD。" 。。。more
веселин василев
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Прекрасна。。мотивираща
LivaTheBookNerd
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"One: Hope was God。 Two: The little things counted most on the big mountains。" In this book， Nims tells his story about family， childhood， education， service， and decisions that have led him and his team to climb the fourteen highest mountains on Earth （8000ers）。 In 2019 he climbed the world's highest peaks shattering the world record by over seven years。This book was what I hoped it would be。 Nims talks about physical and psychological skills obtained while becoming a Gurkha soldier and later s "One: Hope was God。 Two: The little things counted most on the big mountains。" In this book， Nims tells his story about family， childhood， education， service， and decisions that have led him and his team to climb the fourteen highest mountains on Earth （8000ers）。 In 2019 he climbed the world's highest peaks shattering the world record by over seven years。This book was what I hoped it would be。 Nims talks about physical and psychological skills obtained while becoming a Gurkha soldier and later serving in UK Special forces。 Competence that helps him to succeed climbing the highest peaks。 He also takes us with him through all the Project Possible climbs， allowing a glimpse of what it takes to climb and reach the top of the mountain。His undying dedication， focus， spirit， positive thinking， morale， and discipline is admirable。 The way how Nims took all the challenges， setbacks and doubts， and turned them into something positive is admirable。 After reading this， I have massive respect for him and the entire team of Sherpas who， working as a team， overcome a variety of struggles and life-threatening situations， and his family for letting him be who he is。This book also reveals men's ambition， his self-centered view to success and， his egoistic approach to reaching his goals。 I did not always agree with his decisions， nor I would be willing to put everything on the line for my ambition， however， it did not bother me （as I see it did other readers） because I agree with him - people， in general， do not like those that are the fastest or strongest in the pack （especially if they acknowledge and boast about it）。 While others use it for their advantage， Nims uses it for the common good。 The values he is living by are ones we all should follow every day。 "Can I。 Or can I not？" 。。。more
Peter Augustinak
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As most of the readers （I suppose） I've got to this book after I was was completely blown away by watching "14 peaks" documentary。 I it was a pretty good choice！As good as the film is， it is capturing just part of the adventure - or rather just the surface。 And after reading of this book I understand why。 It is pointless to mention how totally crazy achievement have done this guy。 Just if you want to know more details - not only about the Project Possible but also from Nims' life story how he ac As most of the readers （I suppose） I've got to this book after I was was completely blown away by watching "14 peaks" documentary。 I it was a pretty good choice！As good as the film is， it is capturing just part of the adventure - or rather just the surface。 And after reading of this book I understand why。 It is pointless to mention how totally crazy achievement have done this guy。 Just if you want to know more details - not only about the Project Possible but also from Nims' life story how he actually got there - read this book。 It's worth it。And now what scares me: In the end of the documentary Nims said， that this was only the beginning。 I can even imagine what more he wants to achieve， but I will definitely follow！ 。。。more
David Hill
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Great read For me the more interesting part of the book was the first 2 thirds for me。 The story about his journey to start the 14 peaks and the first 6 or 7 peaks was the most gripping， perhaps as these are the most "well known" peaks。 A great read， really enjoyed it。 Great read For me the more interesting part of the book was the first 2 thirds for me。 The story about his journey to start the 14 peaks and the first 6 or 7 peaks was the most gripping， perhaps as these are the most "well known" peaks。 A great read， really enjoyed it。 。。。more
Ray
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Easily one of the greatest athletic achievements in human history！ Nim’s adventures of climbing the 14 8000m+ peaks in record time was an inspiring read and one that I’m sure to visit again。
Прощавай Не Ме Занимавай
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I give three stars just because of the style this book was written in。 I am a huge fan of mountaineering but the message conveyed here， at least how I felt it， was “I am great and everybody else sucks hard”。 The story and the achievement itself are second to none， undoubtedly， but somehow the book lacked depth…I believe one could write 14 books based on that madness named “Project possible” to say the least…and here in 300 pages I was left with the impression of a person who is deeply concerned I give three stars just because of the style this book was written in。 I am a huge fan of mountaineering but the message conveyed here， at least how I felt it， was “I am great and everybody else sucks hard”。 The story and the achievement itself are second to none， undoubtedly， but somehow the book lacked depth…I believe one could write 14 books based on that madness named “Project possible” to say the least…and here in 300 pages I was left with the impression of a person who is deeply concerned only about himself and how he did everything perfectly， unlike others。 Hats down， Nims， you rock but the book seemed to me a bit rushed。 。。。more
Andrew White
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Watch the documentary instead。
Vivi
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As a relative couch potato in the pandemic， I admittedly enjoy reading all kinds of adventuring books， and Beyond Possible by Nims Purja is no exception。 Capturing his attempt to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world in less than eight months， supported by his Sherpa team， it is an inspirational feat。 Yes， he brags and parties， but he also has the receipts， and also had to the hustle to be able to raise the money for this record AND to get through China to complete it。 If you enjoy nonficture As a relative couch potato in the pandemic， I admittedly enjoy reading all kinds of adventuring books， and Beyond Possible by Nims Purja is no exception。 Capturing his attempt to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world in less than eight months， supported by his Sherpa team， it is an inspirational feat。 Yes， he brags and parties， but he also has the receipts， and also had to the hustle to be able to raise the money for this record AND to get through China to complete it。 If you enjoy nonficture adventure， I recommend Beyond Possible。An ARC was graciously provided by Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sinead
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A true tale of bravery & endurance at high altitude。
Nilu
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The little things count most on the big mountains。' - NimsdaiAs a total stranger to the world of climbing and mountaineering， "Beyond Possible" traversed me to the entire journey of mountains from Nepals' Everest to Nanga Parbat in Pakistan and Shishapangma in Tibet。 （though not a fan of trying to climb anything tbh）。Nimsdai Purja， sets out to achieve something 'extraordinary and impossible'， climbing all fourteen 8000-ers and he eventually succeeded in climbing the peaks in record-breaking time The little things count most on the big mountains。' - NimsdaiAs a total stranger to the world of climbing and mountaineering， "Beyond Possible" traversed me to the entire journey of mountains from Nepals' Everest to Nanga Parbat in Pakistan and Shishapangma in Tibet。 （though not a fan of trying to climb anything tbh）。Nimsdai Purja， sets out to achieve something 'extraordinary and impossible'， climbing all fourteen 8000-ers and he eventually succeeded in climbing the peaks in record-breaking time of 6 months and 6 days along with his great team of Sherpas。 The book talks briefly about his military background and the Special forces trainings and skills that came handy in navigating the gruelling conditions in the worlds highest peaks。 With this book， the entire world now， knows what goes behind the successful expedition; the hardships， mental and physical struggle， he and his team endured to make Project Possible a huge success。 This book is a fascinating and inspiring look at a life lived on the edge。 However， i felt that it did lack some detailing to the Project Possible， mostly at the end of the expedition。 As a reader， I was left with questions on what had happened on the Shisapangma and the details on some mountains （Lhotse， Cho Oyu） are entirely left out too。 I understand its not entirely possible to have everything included on a 300 page book。 。。。more
John
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As others have said this could have been a tremendous book， sadly it is not。 I struggled to finish reading it， as with each summit attempt an outpouring of crude psychology reiterated time and time again the inner turmoil of the writer。 Descriptions of the climb， and the characters of others on the incredible journey were scant。 I finished the book and was left feeling short changed。 It is a real ego trip rather than a saga of one of the greatest feats in mountaineering history。 It made me turn As others have said this could have been a tremendous book， sadly it is not。 I struggled to finish reading it， as with each summit attempt an outpouring of crude psychology reiterated time and time again the inner turmoil of the writer。 Descriptions of the climb， and the characters of others on the incredible journey were scant。 I finished the book and was left feeling short changed。 It is a real ego trip rather than a saga of one of the greatest feats in mountaineering history。 It made me turn to my bookshelf for my copy of The Shining Mountain， a book that established a new standard in mountain literature。 。。。more
Meagan
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Fans of Jon Krakauer's _into the Wild_ （and other adventure reads in this vein） will undoubtedly enjoy Nims Purja's _Beyond Possible_。 （It actually probably helped that I'd read _Into the Wild_ previously， as it prepped me for some of the content here--both in adventuring， and in， frankly， bad language。 But this one lacked the crudeness of Krakauer's， which I am grateful for。）It took me a bit to get into， partly due to the aforementioned language: it's like Krakauer， as mentioned， or--to channel Fans of Jon Krakauer's _into the Wild_ （and other adventure reads in this vein） will undoubtedly enjoy Nims Purja's _Beyond Possible_。 （It actually probably helped that I'd read _Into the Wild_ previously， as it prepped me for some of the content here--both in adventuring， and in， frankly， bad language。 But this one lacked the crudeness of Krakauer's， which I am grateful for。）It took me a bit to get into， partly due to the aforementioned language: it's like Krakauer， as mentioned， or--to channel a movie reference， the _Speed_ of books--action packed， and gripping for sure， but holy smokes， can the f-bombs stop already？--enough that I nearly set the read aside several times。 Then， it was partly due to my own wonderings of "the point" aside from chronicling his endeavors。 Admirable--absolutely！ I simply felt that the first half of the book， in particular， illustrated the wide divide between my own mindset and Purja's。 （Which I didn't even fully articulate until now。） He really is in a class by himself！Challenging as it was， at times， I did regularly find encouragement to persevere through tough times （even though they'll inevitably be very different from his）--tough love， as it were。 Several parts also saw me waiting with bated breath to find out what happened。 Would permits be granted for the elusive 14th peak？ Would he summit （I asked several times）？ Would his mom's health last through to see him finish his quest？ #allthequestionsPurja really is a talented writer， language aside。 I was also challenged a bit as a reader with a very different worldview--he is not religious， while I am a Christian。 I kept thinking， were I on any of these summits， how could they not testify to the existence of a Creator--at the very least？ Nature has long testified of God's existence to me， and I hope that one day Purja sees the same。 There were also several references to "finding your truth，" and I'll freely admit that phrase frustrates me to no end， heh。Would I recommend the book？ Cautiously， yes， given the caveats above。 Am I glad I persevered and finished it？ Yes。3。5 stars out of 5。I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Arjun Menon
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Loved the book。 Nims explains things in such a simple way that it looked all easy。 But we know how difficult and unreal things are going to be。
Ray Hoogendijk
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Legend！ 🔥
Tracy
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An incredible achievement， totally off the charts inspirational。 The book itself is very basically written， and a little repetitive as a read。 But does give insight into the man on this mission， and what it takes to achieve the almost impossible。
Eugenie
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Nims is an inspiring human being and leader。 His strong will and clear mindness enable him to accomplish what he sets out to do。 He is also very caring about people and selfless in his efforts to help。 This is a must read autobiography。
Scott
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Great read。。inspiring。 cheers nim
Harrybooks
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A book about a man rubbing himself off
Dariusz Nawojczyk
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A mountain book that 。。。 is very different from other mountain books。This is the story of a man who – in front of the whole world – does the impossible， and at the same time does not build this ego-oriented portrait of a hero。 He called his achievements "project possible"。What's more， on each mountain， he additionally brings to the camps some climbers left by his comrades to die， helps everyone around， shares oxygen and so on。If everything described in this book turns out to be 80% true， then ab A mountain book that 。。。 is very different from other mountain books。This is the story of a man who – in front of the whole world – does the impossible， and at the same time does not build this ego-oriented portrait of a hero。 He called his achievements "project possible"。What's more， on each mountain， he additionally brings to the camps some climbers left by his comrades to die， helps everyone around， shares oxygen and so on。If everything described in this book turns out to be 80% true， then absolutely every previous history of mountaineering gets a flicker in its pompous nose。 。。。more
Guitarranalongmail。Com
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El libro está entretenido de leer， la proeza es brutal， el estilo en que la hizo mejorable （aunque si quieres conseguir el mejor tiempo absoluto tienes que hacer concesiones al estilo）。 El libro （y la odisea） tienen varias facetas:- El reto logístico/financiero: no ahonda demasiado， supongo que por ser poco entretenido， pero me parece una proeza en sí mismo。 Y ojo porque hablamos de alguien que partía casi de cero a nivel de patrocinadores/relevancia en el mundillo。- El reto deportivo: tal vez l El libro está entretenido de leer， la proeza es brutal， el estilo en que la hizo mejorable （aunque si quieres conseguir el mejor tiempo absoluto tienes que hacer concesiones al estilo）。 El libro （y la odisea） tienen varias facetas:- El reto logístico/financiero: no ahonda demasiado， supongo que por ser poco entretenido， pero me parece una proeza en sí mismo。 Y ojo porque hablamos de alguien que partía casi de cero a nivel de patrocinadores/relevancia en el mundillo。- El reto deportivo: tal vez lo mejor que le haya pasado al himalayismo en los últimos años。 Se acabó vivir de subir ochomiles por las vías normales， completamente equipadas， con sherpas montando todo etc。 Llega la hora de ser creativos， de que se hable de otras actividades， de otras cordilleras， de otras alturas que no sean los "mágicos" 8000m。。。 Gracias Nirmal。- La comunidad sherpa: si bien es cierto que el hecho de jugar en casa les aporta alguna ventaja para afrontar el reto， también es cierto que no está suficientemente reconocida su aportación ni tienen la repercusión que se merecen ni la posibilidad de vivir del tema a nivel mediático。 Ojalá todo esto ayude a cambiar。- Las fuerzas especiales: el hecho de haber formado parte de cuerpos de élite desde tan joven ha moldeado el carácter del autor。 Se sirve de estos conocimientos para planificar y hasta para contar la historia。 Diría que aún así no es el típico libro con mensajes huecos de una frase para atraer a los menos aficionados a la lectura。 - La humanidad: el autor afirma hacer esto para ver qué es posible desde el punto de vista humano。 Si hasta ahora se hacían uno o dos ochomiles al año se ha visto que es posible ir mucho más allá。 Ya ha inspirado a otros （queda el tema del coste de este tipo de expediciones， que a menudo es lo que las limita para muchos）。 En cualquier caso， invita a pensar que hay cosas muy difíciles que pueden conseguirse y eso es motivador。- El cambio climático: aquí quizás veo la mayor contradicción del libro， no se puede lanzar un mensaje para luchar contra el cambio climático y viajar a todas partes en helicóptero， viajes intercontinentales en avión cada pocos meses etc etc。。。 Simplemente no encaja。 Está claro que las montañas están cambiando， que los glaciares están en retroceso y que el autor es un espectador en primera fila。 Pero es que su contribución a que esto sea así， al menos durante el año 2019 ha sido grande en comparación con una persona media。 Me parece bien que no se quede en un simple acontecimiento deportivo， incluso que acepte que ese año va a generar unas emisiones bestiales para intentar ir más allá de lo que ha ido cualquier ser humano， pero no me parece consecuente entonces。En cualquier caso， resulta un libro inspirador y entretenido， si alguien no lo quiere leer porque utiliza oxígeno creo que es un error， porque， además de lo dicho anteriormente， esto le permite participar en rescates y salvar vidas。 。。。more
Ance
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kamēr visa pasaule & arī Latvija jūk prātā ar Netflix “šedevru” 14 peaks， man jau gadu putekļus krāja Nimsdai Purja grāmata “Beyond Possible”。 1） valoda。 give me a break。 kad tu patērē daiļliteratūru， tad visi Killian Jornet， Scott Jurek & NBA leģendu biogrāfijas šedevri ir sarakstīti… ne ta pliekani， ne ta saprotami/nesaprotami。 tā ir specifiska valoda， no kuras izriet viens: cik daudz tu atceries no izlasītā？; 2） grāmatas nosaukums。 nopietni？ Beyond Possible？ pēdējais， kas mani var iekārdināt kamēr visa pasaule & arī Latvija jūk prātā ar Netflix “šedevru” 14 peaks， man jau gadu putekļus krāja Nimsdai Purja grāmata “Beyond Possible”。 1） valoda。 give me a break。 kad tu patērē daiļliteratūru， tad visi Killian Jornet， Scott Jurek & NBA leģendu biogrāfijas šedevri ir sarakstīti… ne ta pliekani， ne ta saprotami/nesaprotami。 tā ir specifiska valoda， no kuras izriet viens: cik daudz tu atceries no izlasītā？; 2） grāmatas nosaukums。 nopietni？ Beyond Possible？ pēdējais， kas mani var iekārdināt ir “impossible is possible” vai “project possible” vai “only God can judge me”。 bet tā kā mans sapnis par Everesta BC ik pa laikam pietuvojas， tad visu cieņu autora varoņdarbam。 man gan ir savs favorīts & neviens nevar pārspēt TO。 tas ir Reinholds Mesners。 viņš jaunizlaistajā Netflix filmā arī runā par Nimsdai & izsakās visai pārliecinoši， bet tomēr。 no manis grūti izskaust to， kas man jau ir mīļš， dārgs， favorīts & princips。 & tas ir Mesnera pieveiktais Everests bez skābekļa baloniem。 lieku 3 zvaigznes no 5， jo man ir aizdomas， ka aiz Nimsdai stāv mega liels， atgremots mārketings。 skaidrs， ka ne visi var uzkāpt K2 vai Annapurnā pat ja jums ir visa pasaules nauda; tas prasa lielus resursus， bet man ļoti šķebina mūsdienu skaļais PR ekstrēmajos sporta veidos… nu sorry。 BET。 es ielikšu tomēr papildus zvaigzni par to， ka Nimsdai aizskāra ļoti būtisku tēmu & tā ir šerpu kultūra。 & viņš šo projektu velta kā pateicību tiem。 pat pieredzējuši alpīnisti netiktu Everestā， ja tur nebūtu nostiprināti/nomainīti stiprinājumi vai aiznestas mantas uz BC vai Camp 4。 tas ir viens no iemesliem ko es cilvēkiem atbildu kāpēc uzkāpšana pasaules augstākajā virsotnē maksā daudzus desmitus tūkstošus， ar visu nokļūšanu & ekipējumu pat visus 100k， - jo kādam tas ūdens， trepes， skābekļa baloni & tavas parpalas ir jāuznes 8000m augstumā。 ja tu to vari izdarīt lētāk - go for it！ nepamet sajūta， ka Nims sevi pozicionē kā pārāko varoni， bet es zinu， ka kalnu kāpšanu var vērtēt relatīvi & vienā fāzē viņš “pilno posmu” nošmauca， overall - ne tik tehniska grāmata kā manam all time varonim Mesneram， bet labi atgādinājumi， ko prasa kalns， lai tajā uzkāptu & tās ir konkrētas （ne tikai fiziskas） personības īpašības。 。。。more
Phil Aldis
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I think the film is better probably because of the awe inspiring visual nature of the Himalayas。 The achievements of Nims and his team are incredible and I'd it had been done by Western climbers it would have been such big news。 Nepali sherpas do the hard graft getting westerners to summits and the far more dangerous work。 But they are incredible climbers too and this book celebrates that。 I think the film is better probably because of the awe inspiring visual nature of the Himalayas。 The achievements of Nims and his team are incredible and I'd it had been done by Western climbers it would have been such big news。 Nepali sherpas do the hard graft getting westerners to summits and the far more dangerous work。 But they are incredible climbers too and this book celebrates that。 。。。more
Atti
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Inspirational
Mott Irwin
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Good story， bad book
Arnita
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