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

The inspirational true story behind Netflix’s "14 Peaks"—Nepali mountain climber Nimsdai Purja's death-defying quest to conquer Everest, K2, and twelve more 8,000-meter summits. Embark on a journey past your limits in this spellbinding memoir. In this new book for National Geographic, the late 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.