Beyond Possible

'An inspirational study in leadership and a powerful testament to the human spirit at its very best.' - Mail on Sunday
'If you're going to get one book this year get Beyond Possible.' - Ant Middleton
'The energy of the book gives it pace and you whip through, rather as Purja nips up verticals... Whether or not you are a lover of the mountains, you will marvel at his tenacity, his fearlessness. No one can fail to be inspired by what he achieved.' - The Times
'Not only does Nims have exceptional physical stamina, he's also a leader with great skills in financial management and logistics.' - Reinhold Messner, the first person to climb all fourteen highest mountains in the world
'The magnitude of his achievement is astonishing.' Soldier Magazine
Welcome to The Death Zone.
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.