What I learned from reading Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nims Purja.
14 mountains on earth tower more than 8000 meters above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body wither and die.
Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years.
Nepali climber Nims, Persia announced that he would summit them in less than seven months.
It was an audacious mission and many were incredulous.
But Nims had already sharpened his climbing skills on the brutal himalayan peak of Everest, honing his survivor skills while serving in the celebrated Gurkha and special boat service units of the UK special forces.
Even more important, he possessed the courage, resilience and confidence to get the job done.
Today, Nims is the first man to ever summit all 14 of the world's 8000 meters death zone peaks.
He did so in six months and six days, smashing the previous record of seven years.
In this spellbinding memoir, Nims reveals the man behind the climbs, explaining how his early life in Nepal and training as an elite soldier allowed him to achieve his dream.
Nims explains with great candor how leadership, integrity and collaboration drive the world's greatest climbing feats, including the first ever winter ascent of Pakistan's k two, another mountaineering milestone, which he achieved in January 2021.
In gripping prose, he reveals how persistence, a willingness to learn, and most of all, a belief in yourself are essential to success in work and in life.
Both profound and inspiring, this exhilarating book reveals what it takes to go miles beyond the possible.
That is from the front cover of the book that I'm going to talk to you about today, which is beyond one man, 14 peaks and the mountaineering achievement of a lifetime.
And it was written by Nims Persia.
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