Title Beyond possible : one man, 14 peaks, and the mountaineering achievement of a lifetime / Nimsdai Purja.

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Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Kids, [2022]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department	J 796.522 PURJA	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Children's Nonfiction	JB PURJA NIMSDAI	Check Shelf

Edition	Young readers edition.
Description	166 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm
Contents	A dangerous fall -- I have hope -- Finding strength -- Pursuing excellence -- On top of the world -- Setting records -- The next level -- Making it happen -- Annapurna, the start of phase one -- Avalanche! -- Dhaulagiri -- Kanchenjunga -- Total chaos -- Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu -- Entering phase two -- Nanga Parbat -- Gasherbrum I and II -- K2 -- Broad peak -- The people's project -- Phase three is a go -- At the peak.
Summary	"Join Nepalese climber Nimsdai Purja as he recounts his journey to scale all 8,000 meter "Death Zone" mountains in seven months. In this action-packed memoir, young readers will not only learn how Nimsdai physically accomplished this incredible feat, but also how his attitude, leadership skills, and willingness to learn from mistakes took him to the top. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Audience	Ages 10-14. National Geographic Kids.
	Grades 7-9. National Geographic Kids.
Subject	Purja, Nimsdai -- Juvenile literature.
	Great Britain. Royal Marines. Special Boat Service -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Mountaineers -- Nepal -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Mountaineering -- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Juvenile literature.
	Mountaineering -- Karakoram Range -- Juvenile literature.
	Mountaineers -- Nepal -- Biography.
	Mountaineering -- Himalaya Mountains Region.
	Mountaineering -- Karakoram Range.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Extreme Sports.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Asia.
	Great Britain. Royal Marines. Special Boat Service. (OCoLC)fst00753553
	Mountaineering. (OCoLC)fst01028334
	Mountaineers. (OCoLC)fst01028364
	Asia -- Karakoram Range. (OCoLC)fst01245018
	Himalaya Mountains Region. (OCoLC)fst01257195
	Nepal. (OCoLC)fst01206102
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	Autobiographies.
Other Form:	Online version: Purja, Nimsdai. Beyond possible. Young readers' edition Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Kids, [2022] 9781426374562 (DLC) 2021029461
ISBN	9781426374050 (hardcover)
	1426374054 (hardcover)
	9781426374555 (library binding)
	1426374550 (library binding)
	9781426374562 (ebook)

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