14 PEAKS The Nimsdai Story | Nimsdai Purja MBE SBS | #229

Chris Thrall's Bought the T-Shirt Podcast · Dec 16, 2021 · 56m

Nimsdai was born in Nepal and like his father and brothers before, he signed up to join the Gurkhas, where he would serve for six years. Nims then passed selection for the UK's special-forces and went on to serve another ten years with the Special Boat Service. After leaving the forces, Nims has gone on to become one of the world's greatest mountaineers, accumulating an ever-growing list of record-breaking climbs and rescue missions. After one such mission, Nims was awarded an MBE for outstanding achievement in high-altitude mountaineering. His Netflix documentary, '14 Peaks', follows his…