Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
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- Author：Nimsdai Purja
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Summary
In Beyond Possible Nimsdai Purja tells the story of his life before his recent epic achievement of leading the team that scaled K2 in winter。 He reveals how leadership， a willingness to learn， integrity and collaboration are essential qualities behind the world’s greatest mountaineering feats。 Nimsdai is the first man ever to summit all 8000m ‘Death Zone’ peaks in less than 7 months， and this book reveals the man behind the climbs – how his early life in Nepal and Special Forces training made him the person to go beyond possible…
Reviews
Erling Fasting
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Surprisingly good book。 Not a humble bone in Nims' body， but it's a pretty good book about one of the most impressive endurance feats in history IMO。 Surprisingly good book。 Not a humble bone in Nims' body， but it's a pretty good book about one of the most impressive endurance feats in history IMO。 。。。more
Joe Walton
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Excellent book about the mindset required to tackle an endurance task like no other。
Tim Morgan
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Book doesn't do the achievements justice。 Enjoyed the lack of editing to begin with， but his ego becomes laughable at times。 Still， quite remarkable climbing and he deserves a lot of respect。 Book doesn't do the achievements justice。 Enjoyed the lack of editing to begin with， but his ego becomes laughable at times。 Still， quite remarkable climbing and he deserves a lot of respect。 。。。more
Divesh Gurung
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This book is a must read。 Pure motivation。 Every chapter gets you out of your seat。 Caution - if you are planning to sleep early don’t read in the bed time 。
Julian Walker
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In the most matter of fact way the author tells us of his life， passions， motivations and achievements without really pausing for reflection。 Anyone facing big challenges should read this spectacularly adventurous tale and learn his tips， and apply them to their own future。 An true inspiration and a book for all leaders （and armchair adventurers） to read and learn from。Quite exceptional。
Mr Alister Cryan
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Respect is earnedPushing beyond the realms of what anyone but Nimsdai Purja thought possible to achieve the impossible。。 A truly inspiring read。
Tushar
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Quick read on the adventures of Nimsdai。 Written in an informal， first person perspective。 Interesting for people that like mountaineering stories。
Justin
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Nimsdai Purja really has accomplished something extraordinary， but unfortunately I feel that the book really did fail to engage the reader， at no point did I get a sense of the effort required or even the emotions that he felt whilst scaling the biggest peaks in the world。 Even though he had numerous brushes with death， saved lives and lost family - the emotion just seemed to be missing。In the end， it felt like I was having to fight my way through my own challenge。。。 finishing the book。
Markus Staud
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Being an avid mountaineer myself， I am barely able to grasp how these guys have been able to pull off this adventure， especially in such a short time。Few people can imagine the strain these guys must have gone through and I can't imagine many people following up on this feat in the near future。The book is an easy read and does not bore it's audience with too many details， even though I would have liked to get more in-depth， being interested in the field myself。 Alas， most people will appreciate Being an avid mountaineer myself， I am barely able to grasp how these guys have been able to pull off this adventure， especially in such a short time。Few people can imagine the strain these guys must have gone through and I can't imagine many people following up on this feat in the near future。The book is an easy read and does not bore it's audience with too many details， even though I would have liked to get more in-depth， being interested in the field myself。 Alas， most people will appreciate the entertaining brevity。What might be a bit deceiving is the casual way the author describes their sendings， any of those tours carry a significant risk of fatality， even though it seems Nims and his teams brushing them aside like a Sunday walk in the park。Highly recommended for its entertainment factor and for inspiration， if you want a book to learn more about mountaineering you might want to pick a more technical one though。 。。。more
A M YIP
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Inspiring read！ I can’t wait to go back to Nepal。
Ffion Molyneux
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I love a good mountain story and this one was incredibly inspiring， especially learning Purja’s back ground and career in the special forces。 I think he might be from another planet because his fitness is seriously inhuman。 Maybe I’ve just read one too many of these books now as this one didn’t hit me quite as hard as others I’ve read and I didn’t have as much take away from it to bring into my own life。
Louis
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ACE。
Ankit Upadhyay
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I really appreciate NIMS for what he has achieved for himself and his country coming from such a humble background。 The book though is a clasical case of narcissism spread over each page。 Unles you are a diehard fan and want to hear him praise himself in an entire book ， you might not like it。
Lesley
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Big swinging dick blah blah blah
Stuart Tares
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4。5 really
Pranjal Choudhury
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Nothing can take away from the achievements of being the fastest to climb the 14 peaks。 Human grit， persistence and performance at its very best。That said， narration could have been much better。 Hopefully a documentary comes through in the next few months/years。
Gustav Tonér
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An amazing achievement but I felt the book lacked some depth
Sudarshan
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Being a citizen of Nepal people from outside might think every Nepali can see Mt。 Everest from their balcony， or have climbed it。 As you might know， considering you're Nepali， it's rarely the case。 I had never given much thought about mountain climbing， what it took to do it， what difficulties people faced; it looked like a walk in the park from all the footages Nepal Television showed during my childhood years。 Curse you NTV。Seeing how vividly all the trial and tribulations are explained in the Being a citizen of Nepal people from outside might think every Nepali can see Mt。 Everest from their balcony， or have climbed it。 As you might know， considering you're Nepali， it's rarely the case。 I had never given much thought about mountain climbing， what it took to do it， what difficulties people faced; it looked like a walk in the park from all the footages Nepal Television showed during my childhood years。 Curse you NTV。Seeing how vividly all the trial and tribulations are explained in the book， I have a new level of respect for all the Sherpa brothers and anyone who even dares to go through this。 And how about Nims Dai。 What a beast of a man。 Man of intense passion and willingness。 A true leader and a passionate human being。 I've rarely read about such high achieving human beings， and I'm glad I read this one。What impressed me the most about this book are two things。1。 How he write about Nepal and Nepali mountaineering communities。 He has put great effort in the book as well in his missions to provide as much benifit as possible to all the expedition crew mates。2。 How he motivates himself to achieve the impossible。 I heard that Michael Jordan spread a rumor about his opponent disrespecting him， just so he could motivate himself to beat him in the basketball court。 Here， Nims Dai creates so over the top scenarios in his heads just so he can push himself to take another step in the snow。 Do what works I guess。Book has very good language and narration。 I'm inspired by all that he has achieved and I think this book or atleast his biography should be taught at school level in Nepal。 I also would love to read his account about the recent achievement when his crew summited K2 on winter。 Anyways， it an awesome read filled with life affirming examples and motivations。 Congratulations to Nims Dai。 。。。more
Kelly Dyer
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Amazing story and incredible accomplishments， but something about this just didn’t sit right with me。 It felt like 300 pages of egotistical mansplaining。 I wanted to love this so much！ And im sure he’s a lovely guy， but the book itself left a lot to be desired。 Also far too much talking to himself in the third person。 In a veryyy ego centric way。 Meh。
Anthony
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An amazing story of determination， resilience， courage and humour in the face of adversity。Greatness achieved by strength and guile。
Tanmay Jena
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Extraordinary tale， if one can dream and have a positive outlook， anything is possible。
David
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I came for the mountaineering story。 I stayed addicted to 。。。 I don't want to be rude but he is kinda psycho。 In terms of writing， it's poor。 The story and the feats described are impressive nonetheless。 I came for the mountaineering story。 I stayed addicted to 。。。 I don't want to be rude but he is kinda psycho。 In terms of writing， it's poor。 The story and the feats described are impressive nonetheless。 。。。more
Henek Tomson
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Capturing the spirit of an adventure – truly amazing accomplishment！
Ihor Kliufas
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Сильна книга сильної особистостіВражають не лише рекорди Німса， а й те， наскільки сильним， витривалим і мотивованим потрібно бути， щоб здолати всі життєві та природні виклики。 Недосяжні мрії не завжди настільки недосяжні， як можуть здаватися。 Часто недосяжні вони лише у головах скептиків і лінивців。 :）
Anna Asenova
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Exceptional read！ Nims is the proof that a human can achieve anything。
Ethos Library
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I was eager to read this after listening to Nimsdai on the High Performance Podcast。 I was intrigued to find understand a bit more about someone who has lived and exceptional life， I also wanted to get a better sense of what motivated him， and he relentless drive， to take on the impossible。His books， went some way to articulate this， something which I think he conveys better in interview than he does in his book。 That said， the philosophy he conveys is exceptional， although at times can be a lit I was eager to read this after listening to Nimsdai on the High Performance Podcast。 I was intrigued to find understand a bit more about someone who has lived and exceptional life， I also wanted to get a better sense of what motivated him， and he relentless drive， to take on the impossible。His books， went some way to articulate this， something which I think he conveys better in interview than he does in his book。 That said， the philosophy he conveys is exceptional， although at times can be a little difficult to grasp but they may very well be my ignorance of the pressures he has put himself under。 He seems to embody a level pragmatism and 'memento-more' equal to that of some the greatest stoics。 Overall there are some truly enlightening nuggets in this book， that will get you thinking very differently about life and how to put things into perspective。 I think if you a mountaineering geek you'll love this， more than I did。 。。。more
Annalise Laidlow
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Nimsdai is a really interesting and inspirational man， i enjoyed reading about his courage and adventures。
Emily Saville
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The story of a modern day legend。 Although parts could have be better written and the prose sometimes felt a little repetitive （another massive mountain surrounded by less than ideal weather conditions）， the details of precarious mountain rescues were always gripping and it was impossible not to be in awe of Nims and his mindset。 Utterly inspiring。
Jane Wilson-Howarth
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Nims is clearly as hard as nails and has a lot to be proud of but I couldn't stick with his overblown self-aggrandisement for long。 What is strange is that this book does seem to be all about him whereas it would have been more interesting with some fleshing out: describing the team， the climbs， the scenery， etc。 I skipped to Dr Chin Wui Kin's rescue from Annapurna as I was in Nepal at the time and was following it closely but that piece of heroism was dealt with in just 10 pages， and Nims faile Nims is clearly as hard as nails and has a lot to be proud of but I couldn't stick with his overblown self-aggrandisement for long。 What is strange is that this book does seem to be all about him whereas it would have been more interesting with some fleshing out: describing the team， the climbs， the scenery， etc。 I skipped to Dr Chin Wui Kin's rescue from Annapurna as I was in Nepal at the time and was following it closely but that piece of heroism was dealt with in just 10 pages， and Nims failed to mention that Dr Chin didn't survive。I'm sure climbers and mountaineers will love this book but Nims's ego is rather overwhelming throughout and the memoir could， with a bit more effort， have been better crafted into a wonderful book。 I admire the man but the book sadly is not a good read。 。。。more
Sophie Arthur
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