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Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja has climbed all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-high mountains in a record-breaking 189 days. The Nepalese former British army soldier completed the last of his 14 climbs, to the summit of Shishapangma in China, at 8.58am local time on Tuesday. The previous record was held by Kim Chang-ho, of South Korea, who took seven years, 11 months and 14 days
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Nirmal Purja climbs world’s 14 highest peaks in record-breaking 189 days – video report
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