Rescuing people from 8,450 meters is way harder than climbing a mountain. — Nirmal Purja Climbing Copy Share Image
I was born in Nepal, I grew up in the Gurkhas, and I became a man in the SBS. — Nirmal Purja Born Copy Share Image
Extreme high-altitude mountaineering deserves its place among the world's most extreme sports. — Nirmal Purja Extreme sports Copy Share Image
I genuinely feel like, when people climb K2, it's everywhere in the news, everybody covers it. — Nirmal Purja Climb Copy Share Image
Because of what I did and where I came from, people just assumed I'd climbed every mountain in my country. — Nirmal Purja Country Copy Share Image
We all have fear in life. I don't let that fear control me. I control it, manage it, use it as a… — Nirmal Purja Control Copy Share Image
As a Nepali, I hope my climbs put a spotlight on the talented climbers here. — Nirmal Purja Climbers Copy Share Image
The 14-8,000-meter-peaks-in-six-months project was something nobody could imagine was ever possible. It's tough just to climb one 8,000-meter peak, let alone 14… — Nirmal Purja Alone Copy Share Image
If you compare the number of people who climb Everest to the number who climb Mt. Blanc, it is like only 2… — Nirmal Purja Climb Copy Share Image
I disagree with it, but people come to Everest carrying a huge financial burden. Not only that, but they have spent more… — Nirmal Purja Burden Copy Share Image
I was head of the Cold Weather Warfare unit within the Special Boat Service. My job was to do extreme climbs, learn… — Nirmal Purja Cold Copy Share Image
We used to live in this little house where the whole of the upper floor was used for chickens. It was four… — Nirmal Purja Chickens Copy Share Image
I summited four mountains - Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum I - in one push. I didn't camp anywhere. Just went… — Nirmal Purja Brother Copy Share Image
You definitely need a really decent bomb-proof summit suit, because that's what you wear in these extreme conditions and at extreme altitude. — Nirmal Purja Altitude Copy Share Image
When you say you are from Nepal, people always ask you if you've seen Everest. And I had to say no. I… — Nirmal Purja Always Copy Share Image
I convinced my wife to let me climb Everest. I emptied my savings and took out a loan so I could afford… — Nirmal Purja Better Copy Share Image
My father was a Gurkha, as well as my brothers, and I appreciated the attitude I saw coming from them after they… — Nirmal Purja Attitude Copy Share Image
Funding has been the hardest part, and my wife has been extremely supportive both when I decided to leave my job, and… — Nirmal Purja Home Copy Share Image
Sherpa were always involved with the setting of the lines, but they never got the platform to tell any story, I think.… — Nirmal Purja Internet Copy Share Image
K-2 in winter is something people had thought about for a long time, but had never accomplished. For me, more satisfaction came… — Nirmal Purja Long Copy Share Image
What I am humble and proud about is that I was able to show a path, simply to demonstrate what could be… — Nirmal Purja Achieve Copy Share Image
Of course, when you climb, you have to carry your gear and so having a really light-but-strong backpack from Osprey has always… — Nirmal Purja Always Copy Share Image
The biggest thing I learned from being in the special forces is the decision-making process and also the willingness not to give… — Nirmal Purja Army Copy Share Image
I think you should be able to imagine things in a different way. And, you have to dedicate both your physical and… — Nirmal Purja Accomplish Copy Share Image
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… — Nirmal Purja Climb Copy Share Image
There were no good schools in my village. So my family moved so that my siblings and I would get a better… — Nirmal Purja Better Copy Share Image
On the trail from Namche Bazaar, you come up and you see this big mountain, Ama Dablam. Wow! I just started thinking,… — Nirmal Purja Big Copy Share Image
I have my company, Elite Himalayan Adventures, which provides a platform for those who seek to push their limits on extreme adventures,… — Nirmal Purja Adventure Copy Share Image
My favorite food is dahl bhat, the only Nepalese food you can eat on all the expeditions. Everyone from the mountaineering community… — Nirmal Purja Adventure Copy Share Image
When I joined the special forces it was never for the money. It was for pure desire to serve in an elite… — Nirmal Purja Army Copy Share Image
I wasn't looking too much into my social media when I was on K2, but overall it's been really humbling to see… — Nirmal Purja Appreciation Copy Share Image
To be honest, I really can't lie on the beach for more than an hour. — Nirmal Purja Beach Copy Share Image
It's part of my Special Forces training. You're taught to come up with a solutions, not look for excuses. — Nirmal Purja Come Copy Share Image
But hey, man, if I summited K2 in winter, without oxygen, frost-nipped fingers are a small price to pay. It was worth… — Nirmal Purja Man Copy Share Image
Well, the best advice I can ever give to anyone, not only in terms of mountaineering but in general life, is not… — Nirmal Purja Advice Copy Share Image
People are only limited by their imagination. If you don't dream then you won't do it. Human beings are capable of doing… — Nirmal Purja Amazing Copy Share Image
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… — Nirmal Purja Always Copy Share Image
