Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime

Nepali climber Nims Purja is the first man ever to summit all fourteen of the world's 8000 meter "Death Zone" peaks in less than seven months. His breakthrough timing beat the previous record of seven years.

In this spellbinding memoir, tied to the acclaimed Netflix documentary "14 Peaks," 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.

Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 01/04/2022
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781426222535


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/25/2021

About the Author
Celebrated Nepali climber Nims Purja holds multiple mountaineering world records. After serving with the British Armed Forces as a Nepalese Gurkha and as a soldier in the Special Boat Service (SBS), an elite special forces unit of the Royal Navy, he took on a series of mountaineering challenges, including climbing all 14 of the world's mountain peaks above 8,000 meters in just over six months, reaching the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in 48 hours and completing the first-ever winter ascent of Pakistan's K2. He lives with his wife, Suchi, in Hampshire, England.