Nimsdai Purja
Born in 1983
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Nirmal Purja , also known as Nims or Nimsdai, is a Nepalese-born British mountaineer who has set multiple world records in mountaineering.
Before his climbing career, he served in the British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas and the Royal Navy's Special Boat Service.
Purja gained fame for climbing all 14 eight-thousanders in a record time of six months and six days using bottled oxygen.
He also achieved the first winter ascent of K2 without supplemental oxygen.
His other notable accomplishments include summiting Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu within 48 hours.
Purja's achievements have solidified his position as one of the world's most accomplished mountaineers.