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> [We've climbed in 60- to 75-kilometer-an-hour wind conditions without ropes, and yes we put in fixed lines when we can because of the safety. But it's all calculated risk and you have to be so flexible in doing this project,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/we-ve-climbed-in-60-to-75-kilometer-an-hour-wind-conditions-without/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

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## More by Nirmal Purja

> [I genuinely feel like, when people climb K2, it's everywhere in the news, everybody covers it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/i-genuinely-feel-like-when-people-climb-k2-it-s-everywhere-in-the/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [When people are in stressful situations, they do shout.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/when-people-are-in-stressful-situations-they-do-shout/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [My father was a Gurkha, as well as my brothers, and I appreciated the attitude I saw coming from them after they joined. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/my-father-was-a-gurkha-as-well-as-my-brothers-and-i-appreciated-the/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [Sherpa were always involved with the setting of the lines, but they never got the platform to tell any story, I think. And so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/sherpa-were-always-involved-with-the-setting-of-the-lines-but-they/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [You definitely need a really decent bomb-proof summit suit, because that's what you wear in these extreme conditions and at extreme altitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/you-definitely-need-a-really-decent-bomb-proof-summit-suit-because/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [We all have fear in life. I don't let that fear control me. I control it, manage it, use it as a positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/we-all-have-fear-in-life-i-don-t-let-that-fear-control-me-i-control/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [The hardest climb for me was Kangchenjunga, at 28,169 feet the world's third-highest mountain. The first thing that made this summit difficult was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/the-hardest-climb-for-me-was-kangchenjunga-at-28-169-feet-the-world-s/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [Rescuing people from 8,450 meters is way harder than climbing a mountain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/rescuing-people-from-8-450-meters-is-way-harder-than-climbing-a/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [There were no good schools in my village. So my family moved so that my siblings and I would get a better education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/there-were-no-good-schools-in-my-village-so-my-family-moved-so-that/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [I was head of the Cold Weather Warfare unit within the Special Boat Service. My job was to do extreme climbs, learn about new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/i-was-head-of-the-cold-weather-warfare-unit-within-the-special-boat/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [I summited four mountains - Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum I - in one push. I didn't camp anywhere. Just went boom, summit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/i-summited-four-mountains-kangchenjunga-makalu-broad-peak-and/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [Because of what I did and where I came from, people just assumed I'd climbed every mountain in my country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/because-of-what-i-did-and-where-i-came-from-people-just-assumed-i-d/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [I was born in Nepal, I grew up in the Gurkhas, and I became a man in the SBS.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/i-was-born-in-nepal-i-grew-up-in-the-gurkhas-and-i-became-a-man-in/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [I convinced my wife to let me climb Everest. I emptied my savings and took out a loan so I could afford to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/i-convinced-my-wife-to-let-me-climb-everest-i-emptied-my-savings-and/)

[Nirmal Purja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmal-purja/)

> [We used to live in this little house where the whole of the upper floor was used for chickens. It was four days' walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmal-purja/we-used-to-live-in-this-little-house-where-the-whole-of-the-upper/)

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