{"id":429368,"date":"2022-04-09T23:44:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T20:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/"},"modified":"2022-04-09T23:44:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T20:44:03","slug":"nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nims Purja survived climbing the world\u2019s 14 highest peaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e9246ad51\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#%E2%80%9CNims_Purja_survived_climbing_the_worlds_14_highest_peaks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nims Purja survived climbing the world\u2019s 14 highest peaks&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Annapurna_8091_meters_summited_April_23\" >Annapurna, 8,091 meters, summited April 23<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Dhaulagiri_%E2%80%94_8167_meters_summited_May_12\" >Dhaulagiri \u2014 8,167 meters, summited May 12<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Kanchenjunga_%E2%80%94_8586_summited_May_15\" >Kanchenjunga \u2014 8,586, summited May 15<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Everest_%E2%80%94_8848_meters_summited_May_22\" >Everest \u2014 8,848 meters, summited May 22<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Lhotse_%E2%80%94_8516_meters_summited_May_22\" >Lhotse \u2014 8,516 meters, summited May 22\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Makalu_%E2%80%94_8481_summited_May_24\" >Makalu \u2014\u00a08,481, summited May 24<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Nanga_Parbat_%E2%80%94_8126_meters_summited_July_3\" >Nanga Parbat \u2014 8,126 meters, summited July 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Gasherbrum_I_%E2%80%94_8080_meters_summited_July_14\" >Gasherbrum I \u2014\u00a0 8,080 meters, summited July 14<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Gasherbrum_II_%E2%80%94_8035_meters_summited_July_18\" >Gasherbrum II \u2014 8,035 meters, summited July 18<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#K2_%E2%80%94_8611_meters_summited_July_24\" >K2 \u2014 8,611 meters, summited July 24<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Broad_Peak_%E2%80%94_8051_meters_July_26\" >Broad Peak \u2014 8,051 meters, July 26<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Cho_Oyu_%E2%80%94_8201_meters_summited_Sept_23\" >Cho Oyu \u2014 8,201 meters, summited Sept. 23\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Manaslu_%E2%80%94_8156_meters_summited_Sept_27\" >Manaslu \u2014 8,156 meters, summited Sept. 27<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nims-purja-survived-climbing-the-worlds-14-highest-peaks\/#Shishapangma_%E2%80%94_8027_meters_summited_Oct_29\" >Shishapangma \u2014 8,027 meters, summited Oct. 29<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNims_Purja_survived_climbing_the_worlds_14_highest_peaks%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nims Purja survived climbing the world\u2019s 14 highest peaks&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In 2019, Nims Purja, a 38-year-old veteran of the British special forces, set out to climb all 14 of the world\u2019s highest mountains \u2014 those over 8,000 meters, an altitude known as the \u201cdeath zone\u201d \u2014 in seven months, smashing the previous record of nearly eight years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The feat was detailed in a Netflix documentary, \u201c14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible,\u201d released in late 2021 and in a book, \u201cBeyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime\u201d (National Geographic), out now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were moments when the . . .\u00a0 mission felt overwhelming,\u201d Purja writes. \u201cSometimes I even prayed for death.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Purja nearly did die. Descending Pakistan\u2019s Nanga Parbat, he slipped, fell, and slid 100 meters before managing to grab a rope. Climbing Kanchenjunga in Nepal, Purja and his team had encounters with three men who perished on the mountain. Still, the experience only left him looking for new challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year, Purja is busy guiding expeditions and performing cleanup missions on Everest and K2. He was just in Antarctica leading climbers up the continent\u2019s tallest peak, Vinson Massif, with an altitude of 16,050 feet (4,892 meters) and then in South America summiting that continent\u2019s highest mountain, Aconcagua. One of the people he was guiding in Antarctica was the princess of Qatar, Sheikha Asma Al Thani.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/annapurna.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" A moment of calm on Annapurna. The mountain very nearly killed the Project Possible team during an avalanche.\" class=\"wp-image-21817318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/annapurna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/annapurna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/annapurna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A rare moment of calm on Annapurna. The mountain very nearly killed the Project Possible team during an avalanche.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nimsdai Purja<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s probably one of the strongest of any \u2014 I wouldn\u2019t say client any more, because she\u2019s like a climbing buddy \u2014 that I ever had,\u201d he said of Asma. <\/p>\n<p>Here, he reveals the biggest struggles he faced on each of the 14 mountains he climbed for Project Possible in 2019\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Annapurna_8091_meters_summited_April_23\"><\/span><strong>Annapurna, 8,091 meters, summited April 23<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Purja started his endeavor, which he dubbed Project Possible, with this challenging climb \u2014 \u201cthe most dangerous mountain ever,\u201d he said. Prone to avalanches and unseen crevices into which people can fall to their death, Annapurna is a \u201ca war zone,\u201d Purja writes. For every three people who reach the top of the peak, one dies.<\/p>\n<p>On his way up, a large mass fell away from the mountain\u2019s north face. Purja and his team sought shelter in a tent and survived the avalanche. Shortly after summiting and setting up camp for the night, they were awakened by a frantic sherpa who had to leave his client, a 48-year-old Malaysian doctor, on the mountain. Purja and his crew agreed to help rescue the man, who was eventually evacuated by helicopter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-family.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Purja family. Two of the older brothers, Ganga and Kamal, went on to become Gurkhas. Nimsdai found it natural to follow in their footsteps.\" class=\"wp-image-21817399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-family.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-family.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-family.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Purja family: Two of his older brothers, Ganga and Kamal, went on to become Gurkhas. Nims thought it only natural to follow in their footsteps.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nimsdai Purja<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dhaulagiri_%E2%80%94_8167_meters_summited_May_12\"><\/span><strong>Dhaulagiri \u2014 8,167 meters, summited May 12<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The rescue mission on Annapurna led Purja to get a late start on his second climb and miss the window for good weather. He had to contend with 70 kmph (43 mph) gusts and the harsh conditions meant it took him and his team five day to summit. \u201cThe winds were so powerful that, at times, it was impossible to see,\u201d he writes. Purja recalled similarly challenging conditions when he first climbed the mountain in 2014 and led an expedition with the Princess of Qatar. \u201cI\u2019ve never had an easy way on this mountain, it always tests me,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gesman-sherpa-guides.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nimsdai with Gesman and three Sherpa guides from another expedition at the summit of Cho Oyu.\" class=\"wp-image-21817449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gesman-sherpa-guides.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gesman-sherpa-guides.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gesman-sherpa-guides.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Nims with Gesman and three Sherpa guides from another expedition at the summit of Cho Oyu.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nimsdai Purja<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kanchenjunga_%E2%80%94_8586_summited_May_15\"><\/span><strong>Kanchenjunga \u2014 8,586, summited May 15<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The third tallest mountain in the world has a uniquely long section right before the summit. It was the hardest climb of the project, Purja said, recalling how he was hungover; the summit push alone took over 18 hours; and how he and his team attempted to rescue four other climbers, sharing their oxygen in the process. \u201cPsychologically, the route feels neverending, the summit forever out of reach, and many people turn back long before making the top,\u201d Purja writes. Of the climbers they attempted to rescue, two perished. One man died in Purja\u2019s arms. They also learned that a third man, whom they passed and tried to convince to turn around, died. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sheikha-asma-al-thani.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sheikha Asma Al Thani, the first Qatari woman attempting to climb Mount Everest, arrives in Kathmandu.\" class=\"wp-image-21817379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sheikha-asma-al-thani.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sheikha-asma-al-thani.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/sheikha-asma-al-thani.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Purja calls Princess of Qatar Sheikha Asma Al Thani the strongest \u201cclimbing buddy\u201d he\u2019s ever had. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everest_%E2%80%94_8848_meters_summited_May_22\"><\/span><strong>Everest \u2014 8,848 meters, summited May 22<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On the world\u2019s tallest mountain, he contended with a high-altitude traffic jam. Roughly 150 climbers were congested on the Hillary Step, a steep rock face just a few hundred feet from the summit. \u201cCollisions were taking place every couple of minutes: a succession of frantic overtaking maneuvers threatened to wobble someone from the safety rope at any moment,\u201d writes Purja, who sn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed a photograph of the congestion that went viral and ended up on the front page of the New York Times. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lhotse-view.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lhotse and the view from Makalu.\" class=\"wp-image-21817427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lhotse-view.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lhotse-view.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lhotse-view.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lhotse has a relatively easy peak, but there\u2019s always danger \u2014 Purja passed by a corpse on his route. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nimsdai Purja<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lhotse_%E2%80%94_8516_meters_summited_May_22\"><\/span><strong>Lhotse \u2014 8,516 meters, summited May 22\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cOhmygod, I love this mountain,\u201d Purja said of this relatively easy peak. \u201cI felt like I was on a holiday.\u201d It took him and his team just 10 hours and 15 minutes to reach the top, tying his previous record. Still, the mountain is very much a potentially lethal one. \u201cI passed at least three corpses along the way [down], the most unsettling being a man in a bright yellow summit suit, his jaw set askew in a rictus grin,\u201d Purja writes. \u201cApparently, he\u2019d been stuck there for years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Makalu_%E2%80%94_8481_summited_May_24\"><\/span><strong>Makalu \u2014\u00a08,481, summited May 24<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This climb was relatively easy, taking just 18 hours. \u201cThe lines had been fixed, the snow was shallow, and we moved fast and light,\u201d Purja writes. With the summit, he set a record for the fastest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-header of Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu: two days and 30 minutes. He held the previous record for the feat, which was five days, three hours and 25 minutes. \u201cCould anybody doubt me now?\u201d he writes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/puja-prayer.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nims Purja performs a Buddhist puja ceremony before a climb \u2014 a sacred ritual to appease the mountain gods for safe trekking.\" class=\"wp-image-21817504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/puja-prayer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/puja-prayer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/puja-prayer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Purja performs a Buddhist puja ceremony before a climb \u2014 a sacred ritual to appease the mountain gods for safe trekking.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nimsdai Purja<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nanga_Parbat_%E2%80%94_8126_meters_summited_July_3\"><\/span><strong>Nanga Parbat \u2014 8,126 meters, summited July 3<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The second phase of Project Impossible was tackling five mountains in Pakistan, where, Purja writes \u201can attack from Taliban forces was a real concern.\u201d He booked three different flights into Pakistan to confuse potential terrorists and kept a low profile, refraining from posting to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>. In 2013, 16 members of the Taliban ripped a dozen climbers from their tents at Nanga Parbat base camp and executed all but one man who managed to escape in the dark on bare feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gasherbrum_I_%E2%80%94_8080_meters_summited_July_14\"><\/span><strong>Gasherbrum I \u2014\u00a0 8,080 meters, summited July 14<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While in Nepal, Purja was often able to hitch a ride on helicopters between the base camps of different mountains, but there were no such luxuries in Pakistan. It took eight days of travel, by car and by foot, carrying heavy backpacks, through Taliban territory to get from Nanga Parbat to Gasherbrum basecamp. Exhausted, Purja and his team didn\u2019t realize how long it would take them to climb the actual mountain and didn\u2019t bring adequate food or supplies to camp. \u201cWe massively underestimated it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/14-peaks.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Purja and fellow climbers hoist a banner for their 14-peak odyssey, Project Possible.\" class=\"wp-image-21817486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/14-peaks.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/14-peaks.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/14-peaks.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Purja and fellow climbers hoist a banner for their 14-peak odyssey, Project Possible.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gasherbrum_II_%E2%80%94_8035_meters_summited_July_18\"><\/span><strong>Gasherbrum II \u2014 8,035 meters, summited July 18<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ater a rough go on the first Gasherbrum, Purja and team were able to relax a bit. \u201cIt\u2019s an easy mountain,\u201d he said. They climbed at a slow, steady pace and enjoyed views of K2 and Broad Peak, along with the mountain\u2019s own unique silhouette. The \u201csharp peak, curved toward the sky like a shark\u2019s tooth, glowed pink in the sunrise,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"K2_%E2%80%94_8611_meters_summited_July_24\"><\/span><strong>K2 \u2014 8,611 meters, summited July 24<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Purja and his team arrived at base camp for K2, the second highest peak in the world, morale was low. There had been \u201chair-trigger avalanches and screaming gales,\u201d he writes. Purja decided his team would find a way up the mountain despite the unfavorable conditions using a route known as \u201cthe Bottleneck\u201d that \u201cbristled with seracs and was pitched at around 55 degrees.\u201d It was the fastest approach, but also a number of fatalities occurred there. \u201cI knew the seracs were hanging over us like a toothy jawline,\u201d he writes. \u201cIt required only to crack and crash for all of us to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-mom.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Nisdai credits his mom as inspiratio for all he's achieved in life.\" class=\"wp-image-21817516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-mom.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-mom.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-mom.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/purja-mom.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Nisdai credits his mom as inspiration for all that he\u2019s achieved in life.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Nimsdai Purja<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Broad_Peak_%E2%80%94_8051_meters_July_26\"><\/span><strong>Broad Peak \u2014 8,051 meters, July 26<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After coming down from K2, the team rested only three hours at base camp before heading to the twelfth highest mountain in the world. They planned to tackle Broad Peak in a day,\u00a0 \u201cbut the mountain god has other plans.\u201d There\u2019d been a heavy snowfall burying all the fixed lines and leaving them to trailblaze in deep snow. The typically unstoppable Purja confronted his physical limits; the team ran out of supplementary oxygen and became a bit delirious. At one point, Purja realized that he\u2019s been climbing for several hours without being clipped into a fixed line \u2014 \u201ca critical priority for high-altitude safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cho_Oyu_%E2%80%94_8201_meters_summited_Sept_23\"><\/span><strong>Cho Oyu \u2014 8,201 meters, summited Sept. 23\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The final phase of Project Possible was marked by bureaucratic hurdles. The Chinese government planned to evacuate this mountain by October 1, Purja had to travel quickly by helicopter and foot to Cho Oyu.\u00a0 While at base camp at that mountain, he heard rumors about others in the climbing community being jealous of his pursuits. If rival guides wanted to push him off a remote peak, he writes \u201cwhat was to stop them from saying [I\u2019d] slipped and fallen? The alibi was perfectly plausible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/beyond-possible.jpg?w=677\" alt=\"Beyond Possible\" class=\"wp-image-21817544\" width=\"618\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/beyond-possible.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/beyond-possible.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=926 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/beyond-possible.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/beyond-possible.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/beyond-possible.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Nims Purja details his climbing of 14 of the world\u2019s highest mountains in his new book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manaslu_%E2%80%94_8156_meters_summited_Sept_27\"><\/span><strong>Manaslu \u2014 8,156 meters, summited Sept. 27<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Purja couldn\u2019t stop thinking about his dying mother as he tackled this challenging Nepalese peak, considered one of the world\u2019s most dangerous. \u201cI began to feel a little overwhelmed. I was so close to finishing the mission, but at the same time everything seemed off-kilter,\u201d he writes. \u201cI was weighed down by the realities of mum\u2019s health\u2026. And what about the financial implications of my career choices \u2014 no immediate pension, no security?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shishapangma_%E2%80%94_8027_meters_summited_Oct_29\"><\/span><strong>Shishapangma \u2014 8,027 meters, summited Oct. 29<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Purja was initially denied permission by the Chinese government to climb this final peak, which is located in Tibet. He was eventually able to get a sherpa friend to convince them to let him do it, but then, \u201cThe weather on the way up was horrific, as if the mountain hoped to deny me the final climb,\u201d he writes. \u201cBut nothing could hold me back, though an avalanche came damn close.\u201d A slab of snow sheared off from the mountain and rushed towards him, but the avalanche went around him. \u201cThe deities had spared my life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>From the summit, he called his sick mother, who would pass away in 2020. \u201cI\u2019ve done it,\u201d he told her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet home safe, son,\u201d she replied. \u201cI love you.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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