Nims is the multi world record breaking mountaineer who climbed all 14 of the world’s ‘Death Zone’ peaks over 8,000m in just 6 months and 6 days. He was part of the first winter ascent of the ‘Savage Mountain’ K2. His film, "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible," is out now on Netflix, as is his best-selling book, "Beyond Possible." Nims is a UNEP Mountain Advocate and founder of the Nimsdai Foundation.
The Joe Rogan Experience
When did you decide that you were gonna do this 14 Peaks thing and then film this?
And like what was the moment where this idea came into your head?
So Jodeh, obviously you asked me two questions, let me break down.
So 2019 at this point I served with the UK Special Forces for 10 years.
I've been around the world, I have obviously done some crazy shit that people wouldn't probably see on the movies and all that.
So what happened in 2019 was I found the purpose.
And look, just to even put things into perspective, at this point I had served 16 years in the British military.
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