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Former British soldier Nirmal Purja breaks climbing record

Name: Former British soldier Nirmal Purja breaks climbing record
Uploaded: 2019-10-29T18:57:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 31 s
Description: British special forces veteran Nirmal Purja set a new record by climbing 14 peaks over 26,000 feet in just six months. It took the previous record-holder nearly eight years. Ian Lee reports.

British special forces veteran Nirmal Purja set a new record by climbing 14 peaks over 26,000 feet in just six months. It took the previous record-holder nearly eight years. Ian Lee reports.