Nirmal Nims Purja

Nirmal Purja, also known as Nims Dai, is a well-known Nepalese mountaineer, actor, and former Gurkha soldier. He holds numerous mountaineering world records.

Purja is best known for climbing all 14 eight-thousanders, or mountains that rise more than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) above sea level, in a record time of 6 months and 6 days using bottled oxygen.

What is the Net Worth of Nirmal Purja in 2021?

Nirmal Nims Purja has amassed a sizable fortune over the course of his career. While serving as a lance corporal with Special Boat Service, he has a net worth around $1.5 million . He earned an average of $50,000 per year.

He hasn’t revealed his exact net worth or salary in the media as of yet. Purja is the Bremonth Project Impossible Brand Ambassador. He also earned money from advertisements for brands such as Red Bull, Antmiddleton, Summitoxygen, and others.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education:

Nirmal was born on July 25, 1983, in Myadgi, Nepal’s Gandaki Province. Nirmal Purja Magar is his full name. He will be 38 years old in 2021, according to his birth date. His astrological sign is Leo.

Nirmal Nims Purja show off his body tattoo (Source: Instagram)

His father is a former Gurkha soldier from India. In the year 2020, his mother died. Nims dai recalls that his mother adored him and was quite strict when he was a child. “My son has a godly spirit,” his mother says. He is the youngest of four siblings, with three older brothers and one younger sister. His brothers were also members of the British Army Forces. He was born in Nepal but now resides in the United Kingdom. He, too, is of Magar descent.

Early Life:

Nirmal joined the Gurkha Brigade in 2003 and was the first Gurkha to join the Special Boat Service in 2009. He was a special forces cold-weather warfare specialist. Purja was a Lance Corporal when he left the military in 2018 to pursue his mountaineering career.

Source: Instagram(Nims dai with his late mother)

Career and Professional Life:

Nirmal made his first major climb to Lobuche in 2012, despite having no prior mountaineering experience. On May 18, 2014, he attempted his first eight-thousander summit, Dhaulagiri (8,167 meters). Purja reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time on May 13, 2016.

Similarly, he led the Gurkha Expedition “G200E,” which reached the summit of Everest with 13 Gurkhas on May 15, 2017. This expedition was to commemorate 200 years of loyalty to the British soldier.

Nirmal began Project Possible in 2019 and summited the first mountain on April 23, 2019. On May 24, 2019, he completed the first six summit phase, which included Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu. Similarly, his most recent fice summits were reached in just 12 days.

In addition, in 2020, he released his first book, Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks – My Life in the Death Zone. He recently appeared in the documentary film 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, which will be released in 2021.

Mountaineer. Nirmal Nims Purja (Source: National Geographic)

Awards and Honors:

  • Nirmal holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in 2 days and 30 minutes.
  • On June 9, 2018, Queen Elizabeth II appointed this mountaineer as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his outstanding achievements in high altitude mountaineering.

Is Nirmal Nims Purja Marreid? Who is his Wife?

Nirmal Purja is a husband and father of two children. He has a happy conjugal life with Suchi Purja. His wife, Suchi, works as a dentist.

In the year 2008, the couple tied the knot. Their wedding was held in the traditional Magar Nepali style. In 2021, Nims and Suchi celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary. They currently do not have any children.

They do, however, have a pet dog named Enzo, whom they treat as a child. Enzo even has its own Instagram account, @enzo stories.

Rumors and Controversy:

According to some sources, Nirmal and his wife Suchi married in 2006. While Suchi posted a photo on her social media account commemorating their 13th anniversary on January 1, 2021.

However, while serving in the British army, he was almost killed. The sniper aimed for his neck, but the bullet grazed Nimral’s gunstock.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Nirmal has a well-maintained body physique as a mountaineer. His eyes are black, and his hair is brunette. Nims has a large mountain tattoo on the back of his body.

Social Media:

The mountaineer has a verified Instagram and Facebook account with over 1.9 million and 208k followers, respectively, under the username @nimsdai. He is also on Twitter, where he has 46.8k followers.

Facts & Trivia

  • Mountaineer is one of the most well-known. Famous Nepalese celebrities are also included in the elit list. Nirmal Purja celebrates his birthday every year on July 25.
  • Purja and 13 other Gurkhas led the Gurkha Expedition “G200E” to the peak of Everest on May 15, 2017, to mark 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Army.
  • In September of this year, the third and last phase began. He ascended Cho Oyu (8188 m, Tibet, China) on September 23 and Manaslu on September 27. (8163 m, Nepal). Purja and his team were granted a special licence by the Nepali government on October 1, 2019, to climb Shishapangma (8027 m, Tibet, China) in the fall season. Purja led a five-person expedition to the top of Mount Everest on October 18, 2019, and completed Project Possible 14/7 on October 29 with a successful summit utilizing supplementary oxygen.
  • He completed the second phase of the expedition in July 2019, climbing Nanga Parbat (8126 m) on July 6, Gasherbrum I (8010 m) on July 15, Gasherbrum II (8035 m) on July 18, K2 (8611 m) on July 24, and Broad Peak (8047 m) on July 26 in Pakistan.
  • He ascended Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu on April 23, 2019, and accomplished the first six summits of his “Project Possible 14/7” on May 24, 2019. Mingma Gyabu “David” Sherpa, Lakpa Dendi (Zekson Son), Geljen Sherpa, and Tensi Kasang were among the mountaineers he climbed with. In just 12 days, the last five summits were achieved. In two days and 30 minutes, he climbed Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu, shattering his previous Guinness World Record.

Quick Facts of Nirmal Nims Purja

AGE: 38 years 4 months
BIRTH DATE: July 25, 1983
HOROSCOPE (SUNSHINE): Leo
FULL NAME: Nirmal Nims Purja
BIRTH PLACE: Myagdi, Gandaki Province, Nepal
ETHNICITY: Magar
NATIONALITY: British
PROFESSION: Mountaineer, Former Gurkha soldier, Actor
NET WORTH: $1.5 million( Estimated)
HAIR COLOR: Brunette
EYE COLOR: Black
LUCKY NUMBER: 5
LUCKY STONE: Ruby
LUCKY COLOR: Gold
BEST MATCH FOR MARRIAGE: Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries
LAST UPDATE: March, 2022