Nimsdai Purja Completes 50 x 8000m Summits

On October 9th, British-Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai Purja, a former Gurkha and UK Special Forces soldier, reached the summit of Shishapangma for the second time in just 5 days. This incredible achievement marked his 50th ascent of the world’s highest “Death Zone” peaks, setting a new milestone in the world of mountaineering.

Just days earlier, on October 4th, Nims stood on the summit of Shishapangma alongside the legendary Nepali climber Mingma G. Together, they completed their 14 Peaks No Oxygen missions. Nims became the fastest person ever to climb all 14 peaks over 8,000m without supplemental oxygen, accomplishing this feat in just 2 years, 4 months, and 28 days—all while leading and guiding clients.

Moreover, Nims is the fastest (and only) person to have summited all 14 peaks both with and without oxygen, achieving this remarkable record in just 5 years, 5 months, and 12 days (from April 23, 2019, to October 4, 2024).

Speaking about his 50th summit of the 8,000ers, Nims said: “People always say something is impossible until its done. After 14 Peaks, I wanted to continue to inspire people and show what is possible. So many times in life people tell us our dreams cannot be done, we should give up on them, they will not work. But if you listen to that negativity, you will never try and never start. I wanted to show everyone what can be done if you dream big, set a goal and work hard every day to achieve it.

“Everyone has different mountains to climb in life, but if I can inspire one person to go for their dream, whether that’s climbing mountains or not, then that’s the important thing. Don’t listen to the negativity – keep that strong positive mindset, keep working, stay humble and show the world what you can do. Nothing is impossible.”

Mt. Everest 9 Times

Mt. Karakoram (K2) 4 Times

Mt. Lhotse 6 Times

Mt. Makalu 4 Times

Mt. Annapurna I 3 Times

Mt. Kanchenjunga 2 Times

Mt. Nanga Parbat 2 Times

Mt. Gasherbrum I 2 Times

Mt. Gasherbrum II 2 Times

Mt. Dhaulagiri 4 Times

Mt. Broad Peak 3 Times

Mt. Cho oyu 2 Times

Mt. Manaslu 4 Times

Mt. Shishapangma 3 Times