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. He did so in less than seven months, breaking 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 01/04/2022
ISBN: 9781426222535
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/25/2021