Kathmandu (AFP) – Nepali adventurer Nirmal Purja is on track to make history after Chinese authorities granted him a special permit Tuesday to climb the final mountain of a 14-peak quest despite closing the peak for the season.Purja, 36, who served in the British special forces, embarked in April on his ambitious “Project Possible” to scale the 14 peaks above 8,000 metres (26,356 feet) on Earth in seven months, starting with with Nepal’s Annapurna.But his plans hit a roadblock after the Chinese government decided to close the 8,027 metre (26,335 feet) Mount Shishapangma for the season. A permi…

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