When it comes to thinking big, bold and ambitious it’s hard to beat the extraordinary achievements of Nirmal Purja, a former Special Forces soldier who rose to the rank of Lance Corporal and went on to overcome the huge physical and mental challenge of scaling 14 of the world’s tallest mountains, including Mount Everest.

An inspiring speaker who could motivate you and your team to new heights, Nirmal burst into the record books after climbing all 14 ‘eight-thousanders’ – peaks above 8,000 metres in height.

And if that wasn’t impressive enough, he did it all in just six months and six days armed with some bottled oxygen.

On top of that Nirmal was the first person to reach the summits of Mount Everest, Lhotse and Makalu within 48 hours.

And with an insuppressible appetite for adventure, he completed the first winter ascent of K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth.

So when it comes to overcoming challenges and finding solutions to problems, few adventurers can match Nirmal whose outstanding achievements were recognised with an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II.

In fact, his achievements are so rare that Netflix came calling and made a documentary titled ’14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible’. There was a book too called ‘Beyond Impossible’ which shines a light on Nirmal’s extraordinary passion for life and never taking no for an answer.

World record-breaking mountaineer Nimsdai Purja on his determination to succeed

Nirmal Purja MBE (Nims dai) at the Kay Burley Show