Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja’s wife Suchi Purja is a dental therapist and hygienist by profession and is an integral part of her husband’s journey.
Nirmal Purja is an inspiring Nepalese mountaineer who holds the title for climbing all 14 eight-thousanders within six months and six days.
He is currently the subject of Netflix’s documentary titled “14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible.”
The documentary tells the real story of Purja’s struggles and attempts to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter mountains in a record time of under seven months, reported meaww.com.
It also showed his story from his training days and shed some light on his personal life as well. The documentary features his wife Suchi Purja and tells how she became an integral part of his life.
14 Peaks is streaming on Netflix currently.
Nirmal Purja climbed the world’s 14 8,000m peaks in 7 months. Previous record was 7 years. It’s superhuman. He’s not wrong when he says:“Let’s be honest, if this had been done by a European or western climber, the news would have been 10 times bigger.” https://t.co/0FCmdCtx42 pic.twitter.com/lG8QiBy2bj
— Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) November 28, 2021
14 Peaks: Who Is Nirmal Purja Wife Suchi Purja?
Mountaineer Nirmal Purja married his long-term partner and wife Suchi Purja in 2006.
Suchi, born in 1988, holds British nationality and is settled in the United Kingdom at present. She and Purja first met in the early 2000s and dated for around five or six years before tying the knot.
She is extremely supportive of her spouse and his passion. She tries not to stress herself out whenever he goes out on one of his expeditions.
On a professional front, she is a Dental Therapist and Hygienist in the United Kingdom. She started taking an interest in mountaineering after marrying Purja.
Suchi has even accompanied her husband in some of his adventures and helps him in his business as well.
Mr. Purja is the owner of two businesses. Suchi is an integral part of both of his companies. She is one of the directors of one of his companies, Nims Dai Ltd, which was established in 2020.
For their other company Mountain Philanthropy Limited, the couple collaborated with English mountaineer Paul Vincent Maher and business executive Juliet Silvester.
Moreover, Suchi is a popular figure on Instagram, collecting around 2,525 followers and sharing amazing pictures with her viewers.
How Old Is Nirmal Purja? Age & Wiki Explored
Nirmal Purja, age 38, is the first person ever to reach the summits of Mount Lhotse, Mount Everest, and Mount Makalu in the span of forty-eight hours.
He has also finished the first-ever winter climbing of Pakistan’s K2 alongside his team members. He was born in the year 1983 and celebrates his birthday on July 25.
In 2018, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him as the Member of the Order of the British Empire for his contribution in high altitude mountaineering.
Nirmal Purja Parents, Nationality, And Ethnicity
Nirmal Purja, born in the Myagdi district of Nepal, holds Nepalese nationality. His ethnicity is Magar.
The mountaineer is yet to share details of his parents on public platforms.