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Nirmal Purja Just Shattered the 8,000er Record

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On October 29, Nepalese climber Nirmal Purja reached the summit of 26,335-foot Shishapangma in Tibet, finishing a season that saw him summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in just six months and seven days. 

With the summit, the 35-year-old handily broke the previous fastest time of just under eight years, set by South Korean Kim Chang-Ho in 2013, and became the 43rd person in…

Mountaineering: Nirmal Purja breaks eight-thousand record

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Nepalese Nirmal Purja claims to have set a record for the fastest climb of all 14 eight-thousanders. The 36-year-old former elite soldier spent a total of six months and six days on his mission, as he posted on Facebook.

The previous record holder, the Polish climber Jerzy Kukuczka, needed seven years and…

Pun, Awale win Recurve titles, Purja triumphs

Kathmandu, July 1 Prem Prasad Pun of Swoyambhu and Tribhuvan Army Club’s Gyanu Awale won the Recurve category titles of the Rajdhani Archery Championship here at the National Sports Council covered hall today. The 12th South Asian Games bronze medallist Pun beat Roshan Nagarkoti of TAC 6-2 in the final to win the men’s section title, while Awale beat Rashmi Darlami of Kaski 6-2 in the women’s…