Nirmal Purja

former Gurkha and Special Forces Soldier, Mountaineer

Nirmal Purja[1][2][3] (known as Nims or Nimsdai[4]) MBE (Nepali: निर्मल पुर्जा; born 25 July 1983[5]) is a Nepal-born naturalised British mountaineer. Prior to taking on a career in mountaineering, he served in the British Army with the Brigade of Gurkhas followed by the Special Boat Service (SBS), the special forces unit of the Royal Navy.[5][6][7][8]

  • Purja, Nirmal (2020). Beyond Possible. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1529312263.

References

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  1. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Nepali mountaineers make first K2 winter ascent | DW | 16 January 2021". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. "Nepalese team makes first successful winter ascent of K2". The Guardian. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. "Nepali mountaineers achieve historic winter first on K2". Adventure. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. Kennedy, Lisa (2021-12-01). "'14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible' Review: Climbing at a Breakneck Pace". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Nirmal Purja". RedBull. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. "Special Boat Service". National Army Museum. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  7. Bliss, Dominic (12 January 2021). "How a Nepali climber with a "freakish physiology" stormed the world of high-altitude mountaineering". National Geographic. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. "Guardian: 14 Peaks challenge". TheGuardian.com. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

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