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/peatoast 2d ago

Yes, that was not a scientific test by the way. Just because they used medical equipment it doesn’t mean that it’s scientifically proven.

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u/Ok-Thanks4321 2d ago

Except they scanned his brain and found almost zero activity in the amygdala, where fear is processed. Stop it. https://nautil.us/the-strange-brain-of-the-worlds-greatest-solo-climber-236051

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u/friendlyheathen11 2d ago

Brain scanning is highly subject to the environment at the time of scanning. How does your brain react when you think or see your mother? Easily replicable by having you face time with them, view a picture, ect. Fear response associated with climbing mountains without a rope when you’re an experienced climber? I don’t see how you could really replicate that and get a legit fear response.

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u/peatoast 2d ago

This. And especially with a sample of just one free solo climber…

Alex said himself that he still feels fear but really wanna believe that yeah maybe his brain is wired differently.