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

by Nimsdai Purja and Nims Purja

Book Overview

Experience the riveting tale of how Nimsdai Purja summited all 8000m "Death Zone" peaks in less than seven months.

Adopt the extraordinary mindset behind what it takes to go miles beyond your comfort zone and achieve what you thought impossible.

Embark on a journey past your limits in this spellbinding memoir. In this new book for National Geographic, Nimdai Purja tells the story of his life before his epic achievement of leading the team that scaled K2 in winter. He reveals how leadership, a willingness to learn, integrity and collaboration are essential qualities behind the world's greatest mountaineering feats.

The first man ever to summit all 8000m 'Death Zone' peaks in less than 7 months (the previous record was 7 years), Purja reveals the man behind the climbs--and how his early life in Nepal and Special Forces training made him the person to go beyond possible.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142622253X
• ISBN13: 9781426222535
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.0"