Beyond Possible - One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks. My Life in the Death Zone - Grand Format

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"Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world... Lire la suite
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Résumé

"Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years. So I announced I was summiting them in under seven months. People laughed. They told me I was crazy, even though I'd sharpened my climbing skills on the brutal Himalayan peaks of Everest and Dhaulagiri.
But I possessed more than enough belief, strength and resilience to nail the job, having taken down enemy gunmen and terrorist bomb makers while serving with the Gurkhas and the UK Special Forces. Throughout 2019, I came alive in the death zone. Soon after, I was showing the world a new truth : that with bravery and enough heart and drive, the impossible was possible ..."

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    06/01/2022
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-1-5293-1226-3
  • EAN
    9781529312263
  • Format
    Grand Format
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    305 pages
  • Poids
    0.25 Kg
  • Dimensions
    12,9 cm × 19,7 cm × 2,1 cm

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Biographie de Nimsdai Purja

Nirmal ('Nims') Purja MBE was born in Nepal. He served as a Gurkha and in the elite Special Boat Service (SBS) before leaving to concentrate on his passion for mountaineering and exploration.

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