Nims talks about physical and psychological skills obtained while becoming a Gurkha soldier and later serving in UK Special forces.

Like the author said instead of being one man, at the most difficult moments he was a hundred men on his mind. He also seems to be claiming credit for spearheading cleaning up the mountains, and he has launched a very public endeavor (good!The distance between the book (reasonably well written) and the immense weight of the achievement is like comparing a reasonable peak in Alps with K2. Soon after, I was showing the world a new truth: that with bravery and enough heart and drive, the impossible was possible.

You read one page after another about how he considers himself super athletic, too good for any challenge, “only having faith in himself”, and “never acknowledging vulnerability of emotions” but not once do you get a detailed account of how he managed psychological challenges and gained better understanding of the world when going through these experiences. But I think its precisely his attitude of not giving up or thinking really out of box which makes him the legend he is.While he admits reaching the summit is only half the task, he himself seems to be deluded by the summit fever in some cases. That's an example to all those who gave up without starting, no matter what are they trying to achieve.

Go above and beyond what you thought was possible with one of the most ground-breaking mountaineers of our generation, providing exclusive 1:1 guiding and commercial opportunities for breath-taking high-altitude special projects. From his childhood growing up in Nepal, to a career as an elite soldier in the British army, Nimsdai shows how his early life shaped him and enabled him to go beyond what people though was possible. The previous standard for conquering the world’s most dangerous peaks was seven years, ten months and six days. I had known of the Project possible team's accomplishments last year in October just like the rest of the world did, but knowing about how they got here to what they are today- the big shots in the mountaineering fraternity , this book takes you through the gripping ,bone chilling encounters , the high altitude rescue missions and events that certainly tested mankind's spirit like none another in what I would imagine to be some of the harshest weather conditions , with nature in its full fury trying to test the human spirit by constantly breaking it .From the moment when I found, out that he was trying to learn British jokes to compensate for his accent, I knew that this man looks at the world differently. What Nims learned about himself and fellow climbers throughout this mission is shared for readers to discover that they too can conquer the impossible. This does sound an exciting read; I’ve lived in the mountains for a while but was never tempted to take up climbing. After reading this, I have massive respect for him and the entire team of Sherpas who, working as a team, overcome a variety of struggles and life-threatening situations, and his family for letting him be who he is. The documentary '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' is quite similar to the book except for the interviews of Suchi Purja (Nirmal's wife), Reinhold Messner and a few others.