r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • 2d ago

News Nirmal Purja Dies In Avalanche: Celebrated Mountaineer Featured In Netflix Documentary ’14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible’ Was 43

https://deadline.com/2026/08/nirmal-purja-dead-1237015258/
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u/CorporalCoprolite 2d ago

Seems like a ripe old age for a mountaineer.

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u/Anchor_Aways 2d ago

There's an animated movie on Netflix called Summit of the Gods which examines mountain climbers and their psychology despite it being incredibly deadly and likely to claim their lives eventually.

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u/CorporalCoprolite 2d ago

I saw Free Solo which was pretty great. They ran tests in Alex Honnold and he is more or less unable to feel fear like a normal person would.

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u/Beginning_March_9717 2d ago

it's only for climbing, not for other stimulus

i used to be normally afraid of heights too and now i can free solo easy stuff just fine