Nirmal Purja
Actor
- Born
- July 25, 1983 · Myagdi, Nepal
- Died
- July 30, 2026 (age 43)
Nirmal Purja (25 July, 1983 – 30 July, 2026) was a Nepalese-British mountaineer. Before beginning a career in mountaineering, he served in the British Army with the Brigade of Gurkhas and later in the Special Boat Service (SBS), the special forces unit of the Royal Navy. Purja was notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousands peaks in six months and six days with the aid of bottled oxygen between April and October 2019. Purja was the first person to reach the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu within 48 hours. In 2021, he and a team of nine other Nepalese climbers completed the first winter ascent of K2. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest mountaineers in history and a pioneer of modern mountaineering. In July 2026, Purja and nine other climbers died in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak.
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Known for
Acting4
- 2026Annapurna: Dreams and Nightmares as Self
- 2026The Last First: Winter K2 as Self - Team Leader
- 2023Finding Michael as Self
- 202114 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible as Self
Behind the camera1
- 202114 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible Executive Producer, Director of Photography