Milestones from mountaineer Nirmal Purja's 'impossible' expeditions
Images and key moments from 'Beyond Possible', a real-life chronicle of how Purja conquested all the world's 8,000-metre 'death zone' peaks in 7 months
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With Mum, my inspiration. Following the completion of the mission, she met me at the Nepal-Tibet border.
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My first-ever serious climb took place on Lobuche. Just getting used to the feel of the crampons was a new experience.
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Delivering a ladder crossing demonstration to the lads on the G200E in 2017.
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Search and rescue: Bringing down Dr Chin from Annapurna.
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Hope is God: At the summit of Makalu.
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Working my way to the top of Gasherbrum II. The views in the Death Zone can be mind-bending.
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The expedition brothers having completed the line fixing effort on K2. From left: Lakpa Dendi Sherpa, Mingma David Sherpa, Geljen Sherpa, Nims, Dawa Sherpa, Halung Dorchi Sherpa, and Gesman Tamang.
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