The Man Who Laughs in the Face of Impossible!

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Joe De Sena sits down with one of the most unstoppable humans on the planet—a former Gurkha and UK Special Forces operator, Nims Purja, who walked away from a military pension to chase a dream the world called impossible.

Discover how he shattered mountaineering records, rescued stranded climbers on Everest, and turned purpose into power when no one believed in him. From brutal discipline to next-level mindset shifts, this is your blueprint for doing what others won’t—even when everything’s on the line.

If you’ve ever wanted to quit, play small, or wait for the “right time”—watch this first.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:42 Meet Nims Purja

01:16 Early Life and Joining the Gurkhas

02:27 What Makes a Gurkha Different

03:28 How to Level Up Like a Gurkha

06:39 The Betrayal on Kanchenjunga

10:05 The Power of Purpose

12:05 The Next Big Goal

14:23 3 Rules for Success in Life

15:46 Climbing K2 with No Oxygen

17:03 Climbing 14 Peaks in 26 Days

19:05 Final Thoughts

Connect to Nims Purja:

Website: https://www.nimsdai.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nimsdai

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NimsPurja

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nirmal-nimsdai-purja-392320209

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Nims_Dai/featured

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nimsdai

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0:00.0	Look, we always need to dream big.
0:02.0	We always can achieve the impossible. So you need to have a purpose why you are living, why you existing in the planet, why you're doing that. Whatever that reason is, but if you don't really believe in in that reason, why you are doing it, you can get through it. You know, you can get through like smaller competitions and all that, but the purpose that you have, you really need to believe in.
0:21.2	Welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe Ducena, founder and CEO of Spartan races.
0:27.3	We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life the same way we teach our
0:31.4	10 million plus Spartans to overcome obstacles on the course. With insight from the smartest,
0:36.2	most accomplished experts from every corner of the
0:38.5	world, get ready to elevate your life today. Joe DeSenter here, CEO and founder of Spartan, and host of
0:46.5	the Hardway podcast. Got my buddy Nims Persia on. If you don't know him, you've been living under a
0:51.7	mountain, literally. This guy is the mountaineer of the stars.
0:56.0	He's been showcased in all kinds of documentaries, books, etc. World Record Breaker, Special Forces,
1:06.2	a Gurka. You're an overall badass Spartan. Welcome aboard. Thank you, Joe. And it's great to see you today.
1:14.9	So, yeah, lovely to meet you.
1:16.4	Look, you're breaking all kinds of records. You're doing things that are not humanly possible.
1:21.7	Where'd you come from? Are you, you know, are you human?
1:26.3	Yes, Joe. You know, I was born in Nepal in a really, you know, flat and really warm part of the Nepal.
1:34.2	And, yeah, I grew up in a really humbling family.
1:37.5	At the age of 18, I decided to join the Gherjans in British military.
1:42.9	Just to, you know, explain a bit of explain a bit of stuff on GERCAS,
1:47.0	those who doesn't know.
1:49.0	GERC has had the specific, you know,
1:51.0	you know, soldiers from Nepal,
1:54.0	and it's only of its one kind in the British military
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