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Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

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Post by noitpmeder »

rdslw wrote: post #50
Melatonic wrote: post #21

Surprised this has not come up already on here - what this guy did is absolutely INSANE. I am reading his book right now. The naysayers will say that he did it with oxygen and talk smack but the reality is that using O2 is a perfectly valid way to do it - just as is doing it without O2. Of course you cannot compare speed with the two methods (meaning obviously doing it with O2 should help you do it faster) but at the…

No it’s not. This is money project. 1. Financial side of his project (sponsors, movies, advertising) is tremendous. This is financial project done mainly for money, while hiding it. 2. Listen to any of his live interviews. Dude is arrogant as hell. 3. Whole Sherpas motiv is virtue signaling (and clever fake shield for do not criticise me) - this was even written about! 4. Check his media presence: i t is massively hu…

Yours is a pretty terrible take. Even if what you said is all true (it very well might be) the accomplishment alone (n peaks in x months) is a great feat.

It's as if saying the moon landing wasn't impressive because it was financed by the USA and used as a propaganda tool. "Its simply money"....

The dude climbed FIVE 8k peaks in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS (12 days). That alone is absolutely insane.

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#52

Post by rdslw »

noitpmeder wrote: post #51
rdslw wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it’s not. This is money project. 1. Financial side of his project (sponsors, movies, advertising) is tremendous. This is financial project done mainly for money, while hiding it. 2. Listen to any of his live interviews. Dude is arrogant as hell. 3. Whole Sherpas motiv is virtue signaling (and clever fake shield for do not criticise me) - this was even written about! 4. Check his media presence: i t is massively hu…

Yours is a pretty terrible take. Even if what you said is all true (it very well might be) the accomplishment alone (n peaks in x months) is a great feat. It's as if saying the moon landing wasn't impressive because it was financed by the USA and used as a propaganda tool. "Its simply money".... The dude climbed FIVE 8k peaks in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS (12 days). That alone is absolutely insane.

Nope. Difference is:

You spent one month to prepare huge party for your 100 people extended family, just alone and spending 1000€

Vs

You did the same with 200 people crew, while spending 200 000€. It took one day.

What you praise on him is praising money :-/

Edit: He did, while on oxygen, being teleported by heli (sic!) directly between base camps with literally 100+ support team (including on climbs) all WHILE SPENDING 10+ MLN USD ON IT. The other (previous) guys did not.

Please go check and read mountain community opinion on him.

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#53

Post by stevieb89 »

rdslw wrote: post #50
Melatonic wrote: post #21

Surprised this has not come up already on here - what this guy did is absolutely INSANE. I am reading his book right now. The naysayers will say that he did it with oxygen and talk smack but the reality is that using O2 is a perfectly valid way to do it - just as is doing it without O2. Of course you cannot compare speed with the two methods (meaning obviously doing it with O2 should help you do it faster) but at the…

No it’s not. This is money project. 1. Financial side of his project (sponsors, movies, advertising) is tremendous. This is financial project done mainly for money, while hiding it. 2. Listen to any of his live interviews. Dude is arrogant as hell. 3. Whole Sherpas motiv is virtue signaling (and clever fake shield for do not criticise me) - this was even written about! 4. Check his media presence: i t is massively hu…

You’ve got to have insane amounts of self confidence to do what he’s done if that’s ego inject into my veins please.

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#54

Post by rdslw »

stevieb89 wrote: post #53
rdslw wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it’s not. This is money project. 1. Financial side of his project (sponsors, movies, advertising) is tremendous. This is financial project done mainly for money, while hiding it. 2. Listen to any of his live interviews. Dude is arrogant as hell. 3. Whole Sherpas motiv is virtue signaling (and clever fake shield for do not criticise me) - this was even written about! 4. Check his media presence: i t is massively hu…

You’ve got to have insane amounts of self confidence to do what he’s done if that’s ego inject into my veins please.

And money. Don’t forget about money injection.

As they say: money buys confidence.

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#55

Post by mjul »

Melatonic wrote: post #21

Surprised this has not come up already on here - what this guy did is absolutely INSANE. I am reading his book right now. The naysayers will say that he did it with oxygen and talk smack but the reality is that using O2 is a perfectly valid way to do it - just as is doing it without O2. Of course you cannot compare speed with the two methods (meaning obviously doing it with O2 should help you do it faster) but at the…

He proved the supplemental oxygen issue moot by climbing K2 without it, in winter.

https://www.climbing.com/people/nirmal-nims-purja-the-man-wh...

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#56

Post by saberience »

Melatonic wrote: post #21

Surprised this has not come up already on here - what this guy did is absolutely INSANE. I am reading his book right now. The naysayers will say that he did it with oxygen and talk smack but the reality is that using O2 is a perfectly valid way to do it - just as is doing it without O2. Of course you cannot compare speed with the two methods (meaning obviously doing it with O2 should help you do it faster) but at the…

He did it with oxygen with fixed ropes and having a whole bunch of elite climbers leading for him, setting the ropes, so he could follow them up. He's a fit guy for sure, but there's nothing groundbreaking here. No new ascents/routes, not leading at all, basically throwing bodies at the problem + oxygen.

Messner did it all 40+ years ago, without any modern tech/gear, without oxygen, often on new routes (not the standard ascents), and leading the climbs himself. He's another breed entirely to Nims.

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#57

Post by saberience »

noitpmeder wrote: post #51
rdslw wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it’s not. This is money project. 1. Financial side of his project (sponsors, movies, advertising) is tremendous. This is financial project done mainly for money, while hiding it. 2. Listen to any of his live interviews. Dude is arrogant as hell. 3. Whole Sherpas motiv is virtue signaling (and clever fake shield for do not criticise me) - this was even written about! 4. Check his media presence: i t is massively hu…

Yours is a pretty terrible take. Even if what you said is all true (it very well might be) the accomplishment alone (n peaks in x months) is a great feat. It's as if saying the moon landing wasn't impressive because it was financed by the USA and used as a propaganda tool. "Its simply money".... The dude climbed FIVE 8k peaks in LESS THAN 2 WEEKS (12 days). That alone is absolutely insane.

Fixed lines, Nims wasn't leading, standard routes/ascents, tons of money and tech used.

Messner could make the same ascents today at 70+ years old given all those advantages. But Messner did it all 40 years ago, leading the climbs himself, without oxygen, and often on new routes/first ascents.

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#58

Post by switchbak »

rdslw wrote: post #54
stevieb89 wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You’ve got to have insane amounts of self confidence to do what he’s done if that’s ego inject into my veins please.

And money. Don’t forget about money injection. As they say: money buys confidence.

Money doesn't buy fitness, amazing genetics and an iron will.

Re: Project Possible: Ascending 14 peaks in 7 months

#59

Post by mym1990 »

ryeights wrote: post #18
mym1990 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And you know Nims personally?

If I did, would it change anything? The interviews he has done, as well as the interactions he’s had with others on Instagram, are all public information and speak very clearly to his personality.

I would hope it would change a lot. All I know for sure is that a social media persona can be made into a fake facade very easily, and it can go both ways too!
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