I gave up reading because I felt, although I think what he did was incredibly impressive and beyond human, the account of his physical training and outdated views didn’t make me gain any respect for him. He was also handling all the logistics, trying to secure sponsorships and taking loans to fund this effort himself.

Finde es ausgesprochen spannend, WARUM Menschen sich solchen Risiken aussetzen und warum sie ihre Grenzen austesten wollen. The book has lots of action and adventure, and all of the horrifying details about the many, many things that can go wrong on a high peak. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. Reading this, you cannot doubt, for one second, that Purja has earned every peak and plaudit with blood, sweat and no tears.It is uncomfortable to see him fall into the traps of wrong decisions by forgetting the rules he himself set. Für mich ist Nims' Buch einfach eine großartige Ergänzung gewesen und ich habe seine Stationen noch einmal ohne Bewegtbild dazu nachverfolgt. Purja shows how leadership, integrity, and collaboration drive world’s greatest climbing feats, including the first-ever winter ascent of Pakistan’s K2-another mountaineering milestone that he achieved in January 2021.

Also, he wanted to put more spotlight on the Nepalese climbers on his team, but the book has just him and it's about his journey. Prior to taking on a career in mountaineering, he served in the British Army with the Brigade of Gurkhas followed by the Special Boat Service (SBS), the special forces unit of the Royal Navy.

But I think its precisely his attitude of not giving up or thinking really out of box which makes him the legend he is. I loved those moments (although I found out dr chin didn't survive) there's also a lot of moments where he gets stroppy at people for not having the same "passion" as him.