Written by: Rushav Paneru - 28018, Grade VI
Posted on: 08 December, 2021
Nirmal Purja also known as “Nimsdai” was born on July 25th 1983. He served in Gurkha forces for 6 years and 10 years in the United kingdom’s special forces. He left the military to pursue his dream in mountaineering and also started a project called “Project Possible”. It was a project where he would be climbing all the 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in the shortest period of time possible. Everyone said it would not be possible so he named the project “Project Possible”. He would set out on it, as he had done for the rest of his life, through all the arranging, each storm, each step on each mountain, each magnanimous protect mission he replied with fair one approach ‘Everything in life is possible armed only with a decided approach and positive mindset’
Project possible was a project where he would climb all the 14 8,000 meter peaks in 7 months. The fastest way to climb all the 14 peaks above 8,000 meters was 7 years. But he said that “ I will do it in 7 months if I stay alive.” He called 12 climbers. After that he set off on his journey. Everyone said that this would not be possible. A little over six months later on the summit of Shishapangma and with weeks to save, Nims gladly declared to the world ‘Mission Achieved’ delivering on his promise and what numerous people claimed to be ‘impossible’. His common fitness for undertaking administration and high-altitude mountaineering had come to full development, really demonstrating his capacities on the world organized.
The documentary based on his project ‘Project Possible’ on Netflix has been streaming making it one of the most liked documentaries this month. He clearly illustrated that with the proper mentality, arranging and grouping all things are conceivable. He has been motivating individuals of all ages, appearing how a positive approach can lead to the foremost mind-blowing accomplishments in life.
