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Kathmandu (AFP) – For pioneering Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja, on track to finish climbing the world’s 14 highest mountains in a record seven months, reaching the summit of the last peak is part of a broader quest.The 36-year-old kicked off his ambitious “Project Possible” to scale 14 peaks above 8,000 metres (26,247 feet) in April with Nepal’s Annapurna.As he prepares to climb Mount Shishapangma in China, the last on his list, Purja told AFP he wants to use his feats to inspire the next generation of Nepali climbers to break his records.Sherpas — Nepalis who often work as guides for forei…
