Description
This Czech-language autobiographical account follows the extraordinary journey of Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, known as Nimsdai, who climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in six months and six days as part of his 14/7 project. Purja describes his life from childhood through his military service, first with the Gurkhas and later in an elite British naval special forces unit, as well as his love of the mountains and his attraction to exceptional challenges. He presents himself as a man of extraordinary physical ability, a daring adventurer and the visionary creator of a project that saw him climb all fourteen of the world’s highest mountains in less than seven months. He guides readers through all three phases of the project, offering detailed accounts of the individual ascents as well as a look behind the scenes at the complicated preparations, his family life and his friends among the Himalayan Sherpas. The story continues up to the time before his last great achievement, the first winter ascent of K2.
Information
Author: Purja Nimsdai
Language: Czech
Publication date: November 2, 2022
Manufacturer: Nakladatelství JOTA, s.r.o.
Genres: Travel books and reports, Books, Travel
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 336
ISBN/EAN: 9788076890336