Nims Purja | World Record Mountaineer and Author | Mar. 24, 2022

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In this segment of Cool Science Radio, John and Lynn speak with Nims Purja- the first man ever to summit all 14 of the world’s 8000-meter “Death Zone” peaks, and he did it in less than 6 months. He also authored a book about his experience; Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks- My Life in the Death Zone. If you are familiar with Netflix’s “14 Peaks” you will not want to miss this conversation.