14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous record was eight years). He called the effort “Project Possible 14/7” and saw it as a way to inspire others to strive for greater heights in any pursuit. The film follows his team as they seek to defy naysayers and push the limits of human endurance.
- Released: 2021-11-12
- Runtime: 99 minutes
- Genre: Documentaries
- Stars: Nirmal Purja, Jimmy Chin, Reinhold Messner, Klára Kolouchová, Conrad Anker
- Director: Torquil Jones
Comments
- paul2001sw-1 - 17 December 2022
Peak human
Climbing an 8000m peak is an incredible achievement (and also an incredible risk, owing to the extremely high death rate on the world's highest mountains). But climbing all 14 of them in one climbing season? A Nepali climber, Nirmal Purja, blessed with extraordinary physiology, self-belief, and national pride, set out to do this in 2019. This documentary covers his achievement. The images are stunning; the story, somewhat compressed and repetitive - you couldn't do this unless you were so good that each individual challenge was something relatively routine: the sheer capability of the team somewhat undermines the drama, while the structure of the film means that ultimate success is never in doubt. Of course, a single avalanche could have wiped them out at any time. Most of us wouldn't want to live our lives like this; but there is still something awesome about watching an exceptional human push the achievements of our species to their limits. - jonathan-747-46162 - 8 April 2022
A movie about justice
It's a film about hope, endurance, perseverance, adventure, challenging yourself, challenging the odds, challenging the elements and nature itself.
But most of all, it's a movie about justice.
And therein lies its real beauty: to show the world that Sherpas have names.
Nirmal Purja MBE, I salute you.
