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Nirmal Purja
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Nirmal Purja

Nepalese and British mountaineer (1983–2026)

Nirmal Purja was a Nepalese and British mountaineer. Before beginning a career in mountaineering, he served in the British Army with the Brigade of Gurkhas and later in the Special Boat Service (SBS), the special forces unit of the Royal Navy.

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