Nirmal Purja Instagram – #Annapurna :- Climbing without O2 with no prior acclimatisation – Well, I did this on #K2Winter and now on Annapurna, but I guess never again! 😉 Normally when you climb either with O2 or without O2, you need to acclimatise. For example, when you climb K2 without O2, you need to sleep at Camp 4 ( *at roughly 8,000m,) before you attempt the summit. On #K2Winter I slept only at lower C2 and I climbed and summited with my team. This time on Annapurna, I was only able to acclimatise up to C2 (*at 5,700m.) I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t easy – but I did it all without O2. Climbing alone is one thing, but it is very different to lead an exped. The responsibility for the safety of my team is my number one priority. Especially when I have people with me including @tejan.g (*my brother in-law, @suchipurja asked me to keep him extra safe,) and of course my whole team – my brother @alasdair_mckenzie and two of the most inspiring women I have met, Princess of Qatar @atalthani and @anyatravler. 100% summit success on all expeds I have led. Now I’m done with Annapurna ( I think ;) , Currently I’m on Everest for the @eliteexped Everest & Lhotse Exped! A lot of people ask me, when do I rest!?! I say, you get a lot of time to rest once your time on earth is over, so there’s no need to rest whilst you are alive! This is my time; this is my era to make a difference and I’m not sleeping until I’m done. Even my enemies would admire me for this. 👊🏽💥 Everest here we come!!👊🏽💥 Finally ofc I’m wearing the #nimsdai ultimate summit suit 🤙🏼 #Annapurna2023 #Annapurna #eliteexped #nimsdai #14peaks #14peaksnothingisimpossible #achieveyournewpossible #nothingisimpossible #nims #nimspurja #14peaks6months #beyondpossible #k2winter #k2firstascentnoo2 #uksf #club8000ers #everest #k2 #k2winter #aboveandbeyondadventure #alwaysalittlehigher #nimsdaifoundation #bigmountaincleanup #nimsdaistore #nimsdaiultimatesummitsuit Copyright @nimsdai 📸 @sherpamingma