Nims - Climbed 14 Peaks over 8k meters in 7 months
Nims Purja's Background
Nirmal Purja, popularly known as Nims, is a Nepali-British high-altitude mountaineer and expedition leader who redefined what the human body and mind are capable of. Before the mountains, Nims served in the Gurkhas and later in the UK Special Forces (SBS)—an elite military background that shaped his discipline, resilience, and leadership under extreme pressure.
Yet, even elite combat was not enough for him.
Nims was drawn to a question few dared to ask seriously: What if the limits we accept are not real? What if they are simply inherited beliefs?
That question became the foundation of Project Possible.
Turning the Impossible into Possible - Project Possible
Between April and October 2019, Nims attempted what most experts considered unrealistic, even reckless: To climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in just 7 months. At the time, the record stood at nearly 8 years.
These peaks lie in the “death zone” — altitudes where oxygen is insufficient for human survival. Only around 40 climbers in history had ever completed all 14 across a lifetime. Nims didn’t just break the record. He shattered it. His journey was documented in the Netflix film
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, bringing his philosophy to millions worldwide.
Message from Nim's Life
Nims Purja’s story is not only about mountains. It is about: redefining belief, questioning assumptions, trusting preparation and aligning mind, body, and purpose.
He showed the world that: "Impossible is often a timeline problem — not a capability problem"
What changes outcomes is: clarity of vision, disciplined action, unwavering self-belief and the courage to think beyond convention.
The FullerSelf Reflection
At FullerSelf, Nims’ journey mirrors a truth we see every day in human growth. Limits dissolve when belief shifts. Growth accelerates when fear is replaced with intention and steady movement towards the fear. The environment — mental, emotional, physical — shapes what becomes possible.
Whether it is a mountain, a mindset, a life transition, or an inner barrier — what seems impossible often awaits a new way of seeing. Nims didn’t just climb peaks. He climbed beyond inherited limits — and invited the world to do the same.