Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime
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Summary
Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world’s 8000 meter “Death Zone” peaks。 He did so in less than seven months， breaking the previous record of seven years。
In this spellbinding memoir， Purja reveals the man behind the climbs， explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as a soldier in Britain’s elite Gurkha and SBS units allowed him to achieve a mountaineering mission few thought was attainable。 Purja shows how leadership， integrity， and collaboration drive world's greatest climbing feats， including the first-ever winter ascent of Pakistan’s K2—another mountaineering milestone that he achieved in January 2021。
Both profound and inspiring， this intimate book reveals what it takes to go miles beyond the possible。
In this spellbinding memoir， Purja reveals the man behind the climbs， explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as a soldier in Britain’s elite Gurkha and SBS units allowed him to achieve a mountaineering mission few thought was attainable。 Purja shows how leadership， integrity， and collaboration drive world's greatest climbing feats， including the first-ever winter ascent of Pakistan’s K2—another mountaineering milestone that he achieved in January 2021。
Both profound and inspiring， this intimate book reveals what it takes to go miles beyond the possible。
Reviews
Atti
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Inspirational
Mott Irwin
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Good story， bad book
Arnita
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100% recommend
Andre Toit
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I have an absolute fascination for mountains and mountain climbing。 This is the incredible story of Nims Perja who climbed all 14 mountains world wide in under 1 year。 The previous record was measured in years。A story of incredible courage， strength and mind power。 It has also been turned into a Netflix documentary
Hosein
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My sister bought me this book and thought I would love it （since I'm a climber）。I started reading it and to be honest， I was disappointed at first。 The author was bragging about his abilities， his hard training， etc。But as soon as he started to actually tell the stories of his 14 peaks ascents， I was blown away。 It was like a watching a horrifying documentary about a daredevil man who was determined about his mission。Reading this book had a deep effect on me。 I realized many of the things that w My sister bought me this book and thought I would love it （since I'm a climber）。I started reading it and to be honest， I was disappointed at first。 The author was bragging about his abilities， his hard training， etc。But as soon as he started to actually tell the stories of his 14 peaks ascents， I was blown away。 It was like a watching a horrifying documentary about a daredevil man who was determined about his mission。Reading this book had a deep effect on me。 I realized many of the things that we consider impossible are actually possible with determination， preparation and will power。 。。。more
Ula Tardigrade
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I am a big fan of Nirmal "Nims" Purja since I have heard about his extraordinary record and later， after the first winter ascent of K2 made by the Sherpa team - one of my personal highlights of 2021。 In these dark times， we need such a hero to cheer us up and I was delighted when I received his book to review。 I love reading about high mountains， but many books by the mountaineers themselves are not very well written， even if they are an effect of collaboration with a professional author。 This i I am a big fan of Nirmal "Nims" Purja since I have heard about his extraordinary record and later， after the first winter ascent of K2 made by the Sherpa team - one of my personal highlights of 2021。 In these dark times， we need such a hero to cheer us up and I was delighted when I received his book to review。 I love reading about high mountains， but many books by the mountaineers themselves are not very well written， even if they are an effect of collaboration with a professional author。 This is not the case with Purja’s autobiography: I was pleasantly surprised by how engaging and interesting this book is。 Even if you are not as into the Himalayas as I am， you will find it as a perfect， fast-paced adventure story and a real page-turner。 The author is simultaneously full of self-confidence and very humble， which makes him instantly likable and the reader will root for him from the start。 His book is both thrilling and funny – he truly managed to „give the world a crazy story to remember”。 Many thanks to the publisher， National Geographic， and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book。 。。。more
Sebastian Wilkinson
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Tl;dr: Special forces man child spends 303 pages stroking his own ego with all the sophistication and eloquence of a crayon。
sbtbkb
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Well call Marvel because they've been neglecting a superhero in our midst。 This book was the definition of humblebrag。 There literally was nothing this author can't accomplish and it's all due to his mind。 Oh and he does it all while partying along the way。 Occasionally he mentioned his mission of this feat was to acknowledge the environment but that curiously was only discussed in broad strokes。 How environmentally conscious is taking a helicopter between base camps？ Well call Marvel because they've been neglecting a superhero in our midst。 This book was the definition of humblebrag。 There literally was nothing this author can't accomplish and it's all due to his mind。 Oh and he does it all while partying along the way。 Occasionally he mentioned his mission of this feat was to acknowledge the environment but that curiously was only discussed in broad strokes。 How environmentally conscious is taking a helicopter between base camps？ 。。。more
Lucia Gave
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Veľa kníh sa píše o expedíciách （alebo aj cestách）， no málo z nich stojí za prečítanie。 Táto jednoznačne áno。 Nečakajte rozprávanie， v ktorom sa dozviete popis každého šutra na Evereste。 Mnohí NP vyčítajú jeho egocentrickosť， no tá je pre rozprávanie o výstupe na štrnásť najvyšších hôr sveta skôr pridanou hodnotou。 Pretože to， ako vyzerá okolie napokon vidíte v nespočetnom množstve filmov， či na Google Mapách， no preniknúť do hlavy vodcu výpravy je jedinečným zážitkom pre čitateľa a každého milo Veľa kníh sa píše o expedíciách （alebo aj cestách）， no málo z nich stojí za prečítanie。 Táto jednoznačne áno。 Nečakajte rozprávanie， v ktorom sa dozviete popis každého šutra na Evereste。 Mnohí NP vyčítajú jeho egocentrickosť， no tá je pre rozprávanie o výstupe na štrnásť najvyšších hôr sveta skôr pridanou hodnotou。 Pretože to， ako vyzerá okolie napokon vidíte v nespočetnom množstve filmov， či na Google Mapách， no preniknúť do hlavy vodcu výpravy je jedinečným zážitkom pre čitateľa a každého milovníka hôr。Beyond Possible je memorár Gurkhu NP， ktorý so svojim tímom za šesť mesiacov a šesť dní zdolal štrnásť najvyšších hôr sveta。 Predošlý rekord pritom znížil nie o pár dní， ale rovno o takmer sedem rokov a o tomto počine reflektuje práve v tejto knihe。 Výzvy， strasti， no i čiastočné víťazstvá， ktoré viedli bývalého vojaka a jeho tím do zóny smrti， i vnútorný boj sú predmetom Nimsdaiovho rozprávania。 V knihe sa dozvedáme o motiváciách， ktoré poháňali jeho odhodlanie， o správaní sa v krízových situáciách， i o tom ako nasledovať cieľ， keď jediný， kto vám verí， ste vy sami。 Kniha ukazujúca， že nič nie je nemožné je ľudskou príručkou do vodcovstva， ale aj do každodenného života v horách， či mimo nich。 。。。more
Christine Va
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Ein Buch， welches frei von der Seele geschrieben wurde。 Beim Lesen， hat man das Gefühl dabei zu sein。 Auch wenn man an manchen Stellen über saloppe Sprache stolpert， macht genau dies， das Buch so authentisch。 Es regt dazu an， seine eigenen Grenzen und gesteckte Ziele zu hinterfragen。 Das Ende war mir persönlich ein bisschen zu selbstdarstellerisch und zog sich etwas。 Wenn man sich in den Bergen zuhause fühlt und sich für das Bergsteigen interessiert， ist dieses Buch ein Muss。 Egal was man von de Ein Buch， welches frei von der Seele geschrieben wurde。 Beim Lesen， hat man das Gefühl dabei zu sein。 Auch wenn man an manchen Stellen über saloppe Sprache stolpert， macht genau dies， das Buch so authentisch。 Es regt dazu an， seine eigenen Grenzen und gesteckte Ziele zu hinterfragen。 Das Ende war mir persönlich ein bisschen zu selbstdarstellerisch und zog sich etwas。 Wenn man sich in den Bergen zuhause fühlt und sich für das Bergsteigen interessiert， ist dieses Buch ein Muss。 Egal was man von der sprachlichen Ausführung des Buches hält， ist die Geschichte spektakulär！ Ohne Zweifel sogar beyond possible！ 。。。more
Alisha RE
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I’m obsessed with Everest and stories of climbing。 This book was good but I found it was written almost in too much praise of himself and what he could do。 Definitely an amazing feat and am in awe of anyone who can climb。
Matiss Zemturis
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Inspiring mentality。 Bomb proofing plans and staying positive。 Good lessons through extreme examples。
Sweta Giri
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Such a legend but sadly， poorly written！
Patrícia
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Give 100% to the now… tomorrow might not happen。I didn’t like the beginning very much， but later as he started to describe his first climbs of project possible， I couldn’t put the book down。 I’ve been following Nims for quite some time now， I’m convinced he is not a human being。 😂🙈 can’t wait to read about the winter K2💪🏼
Anna Mardo
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Loved every second of it！ Thank you for taking us with you and for all the inspiring words
Biagio G。
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Książka bardzo dobra， Nims opisuje w niej pokrótce historię swojego życia， od lat młodzieńczych do rekordowego zdobycia wszystkich ośmiotysięczników。Treść motywująca do działania， a zarazem przedstawiająca od podszewki jak udało mu się dokonać czynów wręcz nadludzkich。Mam wrażenie， że z powodu krótkiej formy， niektóre wydarzeń zostały opisane bardzo skrótowo， choć z drugiej strony， niektóre z informacji powtarzane są w kółko przez cały tekst。Polecam fanom himalaizmu， gór， ludziom szukającym moty Książka bardzo dobra， Nims opisuje w niej pokrótce historię swojego życia， od lat młodzieńczych do rekordowego zdobycia wszystkich ośmiotysięczników。Treść motywująca do działania， a zarazem przedstawiająca od podszewki jak udało mu się dokonać czynów wręcz nadludzkich。Mam wrażenie， że z powodu krótkiej formy， niektóre wydarzeń zostały opisane bardzo skrótowo， choć z drugiej strony， niektóre z informacji powtarzane są w kółko przez cały tekst。Polecam fanom himalaizmu， gór， ludziom szukającym motywacji。 。。。more
Rupesh Rai
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I love and enjoyed this book only after first half， some people say he is arrogant or self centered but I find him dedicated and strong determined person， he made it to the top of 14 peaks under 7 months as he promised to the 🌎 。 Which proves once again human race can achieve impossible things together。 Another thing I like about this book is he touch up the bitter truth about world。 If there is negative energy than also there is positive one， it's just the matter of choice。 I love and enjoyed this book only after first half， some people say he is arrogant or self centered but I find him dedicated and strong determined person， he made it to the top of 14 peaks under 7 months as he promised to the 🌎 。 Which proves once again human race can achieve impossible things together。 Another thing I like about this book is he touch up the bitter truth about world。 If there is negative energy than also there is positive one， it's just the matter of choice。 。。。more
Alessandro
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Bellissimo。 Un libro un po' diverso dai classici libri di alpinismo， soprattutto la prima parte。 Nims è una macchina da guerra， più impulsivo e meno emotivo， un fattore che viene espresso molto bene nel libro。 Un ottimo esempio di cosa può fare l'uomo con la sola forza di volontà e la grande forza nel raggiungere i propri obiettivi。 Nims avrebbe potuto mollare mille volte durante la sua impresa， ma non l'ha mai fatto， fino al finale agrodolce che restituisce grande umanità all'autore。 Spero in s Bellissimo。 Un libro un po' diverso dai classici libri di alpinismo， soprattutto la prima parte。 Nims è una macchina da guerra， più impulsivo e meno emotivo， un fattore che viene espresso molto bene nel libro。 Un ottimo esempio di cosa può fare l'uomo con la sola forza di volontà e la grande forza nel raggiungere i propri obiettivi。 Nims avrebbe potuto mollare mille volte durante la sua impresa， ma non l'ha mai fatto， fino al finale agrodolce che restituisce grande umanità all'autore。 Spero in successive imprese di tipo letterario da parte di Nims che leggerò sicuramente。 Qualche pagina in più di descrizione delle vette raggiunge non avrebbe fatto male， alcune sono purtroppo quasi solo nominate。 。。。more
Sphinx
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This fucking guy。 I had to check that this actually happened several times because it was so unbelievable。 But this guy broke the world record in a 12th of the time。 He just did that。 Fucking wow。 I think I wanna be him when I grow up。I expected a book describing the beauty of the Himalayas， and instead got an action packed backstory of a climber who leaves noone behind， even in the deathzone。Although I am not crazy or fit enough to climb everest myself I wanna book a climb with this man。So yeah This fucking guy。 I had to check that this actually happened several times because it was so unbelievable。 But this guy broke the world record in a 12th of the time。 He just did that。 Fucking wow。 I think I wanna be him when I grow up。I expected a book describing the beauty of the Himalayas， and instead got an action packed backstory of a climber who leaves noone behind， even in the deathzone。Although I am not crazy or fit enough to climb everest myself I wanna book a climb with this man。So yeah， I like this book。 。。。more
Matt Cordas
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A really good read this of how he took on the heights 14 peaks over 8k metres in the world。 An inspiring story from the beginning to end - around courage， committed， can-do and fear without adversity。
Ross Groom
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Strange this guy isn't written about more in the mainstream media。 Will be following his achievements to come。。。！ Strange this guy isn't written about more in the mainstream media。 Will be following his achievements to come。。。！ 。。。more
Majid Hussain
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I first came across Nims on ‘The High Performance Podcast’ and he was inspirational。 This led me to reading his book of his epic adventure。 His book is fast paced and straight to the point。 I would have liked more detail of his journey。 There were some stories of his rescues and struggles along the way， but the guy is ruthless。 He has one way of dealing with things and that is head on。 That comes from his military background。 What an achievement Nims。 You smashed many stereotypes on your journey I first came across Nims on ‘The High Performance Podcast’ and he was inspirational。 This led me to reading his book of his epic adventure。 His book is fast paced and straight to the point。 I would have liked more detail of his journey。 There were some stories of his rescues and struggles along the way， but the guy is ruthless。 He has one way of dealing with things and that is head on。 That comes from his military background。 What an achievement Nims。 You smashed many stereotypes on your journey of life。 。。。more
Dan Contreras
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Increible historia de un ex-ghurka Nepalí que después de hacer casi una década con las fuerzas especiales brítanicas， decidió lanzarse a romper el record de velocidad en ascender los 14 ochomileros del mundo。 El record anterior era de 7 años 7 meses y el lo hizo en solo 7 meses。 Excelente narrativa， entretenido， y lleno de aventura。 Imposible de bajar。
Emily
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The most inspiring book。 The book follows Nims and team possible on every stage of their 14 summit challenge。 The key message I took from the book is that hope is god。 No matter who you are， where you came from and when you decided to take up a challenge you are capable of amazing things if you believe you are。 Definitely my favourite biography/autobiography to date。 Highly recommend to anyone interested in the special forces， mountain climbing/high altitude climbing or reading the stories of tr The most inspiring book。 The book follows Nims and team possible on every stage of their 14 summit challenge。 The key message I took from the book is that hope is god。 No matter who you are， where you came from and when you decided to take up a challenge you are capable of amazing things if you believe you are。 Definitely my favourite biography/autobiography to date。 Highly recommend to anyone interested in the special forces， mountain climbing/high altitude climbing or reading the stories of truly motivated and elite individuals。 。。。more
Chris Mantas
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Namaste！Nims is not only a climber and a Ghurka， he is an achiever and an inspiration。 His book is the greatest leadership and motivation textbook I ve ever read。 Without being a manager， this lad from Nepal writes down one of the best ever books on how to succeed。 Nims today is a superstar， so we are able to see how this star developed。My favourite quote from this book is "God is hope"。 I strongly suggest it！！ Namaste！Nims is not only a climber and a Ghurka， he is an achiever and an inspiration。 His book is the greatest leadership and motivation textbook I ve ever read。 Without being a manager， this lad from Nepal writes down one of the best ever books on how to succeed。 Nims today is a superstar， so we are able to see how this star developed。My favourite quote from this book is "God is hope"。 I strongly suggest it！！ 。。。more
Patrick Oakley
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Inspiring！！Must read。 Blokes an absolute beast， so positive too。 Good thread how hungry he is for success。 Server out country too！
Faye Lim
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I admired Nims and been following his journey for almost two years now。 I finally get the chance to read his book。 As a mountain lover myself， what he did just really beyond possible。 His determination is like a cockroach that still wont die after you spray it countless times！ It really challenged you to always go beyond what you are comfortable with。 It's a must read for all mountain lovers out there。 The writing style is really "Nims" style。 I mean he is really strong and accomplished but at t I admired Nims and been following his journey for almost two years now。 I finally get the chance to read his book。 As a mountain lover myself， what he did just really beyond possible。 His determination is like a cockroach that still wont die after you spray it countless times！ It really challenged you to always go beyond what you are comfortable with。 It's a must read for all mountain lovers out there。 The writing style is really "Nims" style。 I mean he is really strong and accomplished but at times I feel there's a bit too much self praise， but maybe that's why he's also the one who gets the job done。 I also think he should be more thankful towards Mingma Sherpa for his connections in getting the permit for Shishapangma instead of being suspicious at first。 I heard a movie is coming out， can't wait to watch it。 。。。more
Jazeem Jaffer
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Good book to understand world top 14 highest peaks。 And true journey of a super human。
Ankit Dhakal
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The feats Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja have achieved are beyond possible for most humans。 To scale the tallest 14 Death Zone peaks of the world is difficult; to climb them in six months and six days is an extreme case of dedication， strength， stamina and luck。In "Beyond Possible"， Nimsdai writes about his adventures in the Death Zone。 His kickboxing days at an young age， Gurkha training and Special Forces helped him gain strength， stamina and dedication which he could transfer in the extreme environme The feats Nirmal "Nimsdai" Purja have achieved are beyond possible for most humans。 To scale the tallest 14 Death Zone peaks of the world is difficult; to climb them in six months and six days is an extreme case of dedication， strength， stamina and luck。In "Beyond Possible"， Nimsdai writes about his adventures in the Death Zone。 His kickboxing days at an young age， Gurkha training and Special Forces helped him gain strength， stamina and dedication which he could transfer in the extreme environments。 Luck also seems to have favoured him as he went from mountains to mountains even when he was extremely tired or unwell。The book is more about inspiring readers to summit their personal mountains than it is about the mountains themselves。 This is because the details of some mountains have been entirely left out。 The adventures to Lhotse， Makalu， Cho Oyu， Manaslu and Shishapangma have been left out。 In a book focusing about the record-breaking feats， the exclusion of details of some of these mountains made me quite sad。The tone of the book can also make it a difficult read to most。 I myself wanted to quit at around page 90 because the author sounds too arrogant。 The swearings are unnecessary and can put off some readers。 Also， a lot of conversations start with "Listen" or "Look" which makes him sound bossy。 The author's alpha-male attitude， the patriarchal way of hiding emotions， and his claim that he fears nothing might not inspire most readers。 Later， however， Nimsdai agrees that he feels scared at times but channelizes the fear to inspire himself。 Writing this in the beginning might have helped me understand him better earlier in the book。Similarly， the Nims-style， which requires one to push to the summit no matter what， sounds dangerous。 While he admits reaching the summit is only half the task， he himself seems to be deluded by the summit fever in some cases。 His decisions at Nanga Parbat， Gasherbrum I， and K2 are extremely dangerous。 It is uncomfortable to see him fall into the traps of wrong decisions by forgetting the rules he himself set。The book showed me how ill-informed I was about the Death Zone mountains。 I wanted to know more by the end the book。 I wish there were more photos and maps of the mountains。 However， this is an important book that makes people more aware about the Death Zone peaks and inspires people to take on challenges in order to achieve what is beyond possible。Edit （November 5， 2021）:The trailer for Netflix documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' came out on YouTube and I caught some quotes from the book。 Excited to see Nimsdai and his team in action。Edit （December 5， 2021）:The documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' is quite similar to the book except for the interviews of Suchi Purja （Nirmal's wife）， Reinhold Messner and a few others。 The details of some of the mountains is lacking in the documentary as well。 。。。more
Bianca Mogos
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