Nirmal Purja
Nepali climber Nims Purja holds multiple mountaineering world records. In 2019 he climbed all 14 of the world's mountain peaks above 8,000 meters in just over six months, reaching the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in 48 hours; in 2021, he completed the first-ever winter ascent of Pakistan's K2. He died in an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak in 2026 at the age of 43.
