If you imagine the summit of Mount Everest, you might picture a quiet, snowy peak far from civilisation. But a striking photo, taken by mountaineer Nirmal Purja, shows how the reality can be a lot ...

Nirmal Purja ... on Tuesday morning. Purja, 36, joined the British Army in 2003 and became a Royal Marine in 2009. His climbing career began when he walked to Everest base camp in 2012 and ...

prompting calls to ban him from Mount Everest. Former Miss Finland Lotta Hintsa and April Leonardo from California have accused Nirmal “Nims” Purja, who was the subject of a 2021 Netflix ...

Climbing all 14 of the earth’s 8000-metre-plus peaks is considered the ultimate mountaineering achievement, with the world record for the fastest time being eight years to complete it. Nepalese ...

KATHMANDU--A Nepalese national has shattered the previous mountaineering record for successfully climbing the world's 14 highest peaks, completing the feat in 189 days. Nirmal Purja scaled the ...