Nirmal Purja
Nepalese-British mountaineer
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| March 12 2025 | The Himalayan Times responds to the Nepal Press Council's decision, alleging the action is unconstitutional. |
| February 20 2025 | Nepal Press Council rules against The Himalayan Times in an investigation related to articles about Purja, leading to the publication's blacklisting and removal of government-funded advertising. |
| October 21 2024 | Became the first person to summit the 14 peaks and the Seven Summits both with and without supplementary oxygen. |
| October 4 2024 | Broke two world records after summiting Shishapangma: fastest time to summit all 14 peaks without supplementary oxygen (2 years and 5 months), and fastest to summit all 14 peaks both with and without supplementary oxygen. |
| May 2024 | Sexual harassment allegations against Purja are reported in a New York Times article, with Purja denying the claims through his lawyer. |
| February 20 2024 | Filed a complaint with the Nepal Press Council against The Himalayan Times, leading to the publication being blacklisted for allegedly unilateral and imbalanced reporting. |
| 2023 | Purja receives an honorary degree from Loughborough University for his military service and mountaineering achievements. |
| March 2023 | Professional mountaineer Lotta Hintsa alleges sexual assault by Purja in a hotel suite in Kathmandu, Nepal. |
| July 22 2022 | Second ascent of K2 during the summer season. |
| June 2022 | Dr. April Leonardo alleges sexual harassment by Purja during an expedition to K2, including repeated grabbing, kissing, and unwanted propositions. |
| May 16 2022 | Completed the speed record challenge by ascending Lhotse at 10 am without oxygen, finishing the three-peak consecutive summit in 8 days, 23 hours, and 10 minutes. |
| May 15 2022 | Completed his sixth ascent of Mount Everest. |
| May 7 2022 | Summited Kangchenjunga. |
| May 7 2022 | Set a speed record for ascending Kangchenjunga without oxygen at 10:50 am, as part of a consecutive summit challenge of three major peaks. |
| November 29 2021 | Netflix documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible' about Project Possible was launched. |
| October 8 2021 | Reached the true summit of Dhaulagiri, addressing previous summit discrepancies. |
| September 27 2021 | Second summit of Manaslu, correcting previous partial summit. |
| May 31 2021 | Another ascent of Mount Everest. |
| May 31 2021 | Completed his fifth ascent of Mount Everest. |
| January 16 2021 | Nirmal Purja, along with nine other Nepali mountaineers, made history by completing the first winter ascent of K2. He was the only team member to summit without supplemental oxygen, becoming the first person to do so in a winter K2 expedition. The successful team included Mingma David Sherpa, Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, Geljen Sherpa, Pem Chiri Sherpa, Dawa Temba Sherpa, Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, Dawa Tenjin Sherpa, Kilu Pemba Sherpa, and Sona Sherpa, marking the first successful K2 winter expedition after numerous attempts since 1987. |
| 2019 | Becomes the first person to summit Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu within 48 hours. |
| October 29 2019 | Successfully summited Shishapangma, completing Project Possible 14/7 by climbing all 14 eight-thousanders using supplemental oxygen. |
| October 18 2019 | Left Nepal for Tibet to lead a five-member expedition to climb Shishapangma. |
| October 1 2019 | Received a special permit from Chinese authorities to scale Shishapangma (8027 m) in Tibet. |
| September 27 2019 | Summited Manaslu (8163 m) in Nepal during the third phase of the expedition. |
| September 23 2019 | Summited Cho Oyu (8188 m) in Tibet, China, marking the start of the third and final phase of Project Possible. |
| July 26 2019 | Summited Broad Peak (8047 m) as part of the expedition's second phase. |
| July 24 2019 | Reached the summit of K2. |
| July 24 2019 | Summited K2 (8611 m) during the second phase of Project Possible. |
| July 18 2019 | Summited Gasherbrum II (8034 m) in Pakistan. |
| July 15 2019 | Summited Gasherbrum I (8080 m) during the second phase of the expedition. |
| July 3 2019 | Summited Nanga Parbat (8126 m) as part of the second phase of Project Possible. |
| May 24 2019 | Completed an ascent of Makalu. |
| May 24 2019 | Completed the first six-summit phase, summiting Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga, Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in just 12 days. |
| May 22 2019 | Ascended Lhotse during his eight-thousanders climbing project. |
| May 22 2019 | Completed his fourth ascent of Mount Everest. |
| May 15 2019 | Summited Kangchenjunga during his eight-thousanders expedition. |
| April 23 2019 | Purja summited the first mountain, beginning his 'Project Possible 14/7' expedition to climb all 14 eight-thousanders in seven months. |
| 2018 | Resigned from the SBS as a Lance Corporal, turning down a surprise invitation to join the Special Air Services (SAS) to focus on his high-altitude mountaineering career, despite giving up a potentially life-changing army pension. |
| June 9 2018 | Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for outstanding work in high altitude mountaineering. |
| June 1 2017 | Completed an ascent of Makalu, progressing in his eight-thousanders challenge. |
| May 27 2017 | Summited Lhotse, continuing his eight-thousanders expedition. |
| May 27 2017 | Completed his third ascent of Mount Everest. |
| May 15 2017 | Second ascent of Mount Everest during his climbing campaign. |
| May 15 2017 | Led the Gurkha Expedition 'G200E', summiting Everest with 13 Gurkhas to commemorate 200 years of Gurkha service in the British Army. |
| May 13 2016 | First recorded ascent of Mount Everest as part of his eight-thousanders climbing project. |
| May 13 2016 | Summited Mount Everest, marking his second eight-thousander climb. |
| May 18 2014 | Completed his first eight-thousander ascent by summiting Dhaulagiri (8,167 metres) during a rapid 15-day expedition. |
| 2012 | Made his first major Himalayan climb by reaching the summit of Lobuche East with no previous mountaineering experience. |
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