Gurkha mountaineering record rises in Netflix documentary

It was the Hampshire climber who climbedthe 14 highest peaks in the world in seven months, when the previous record was seven years.

Nimral Purja's Journey to the Top of the World became a Netflix documentary and garnered international recognition.

After moving to the Gurkhas in Hampshire in 2003, he became the first Gurkha to serve in the British Special Forces.

And Far From The Mountains advocates more equality for Gurkha veterans when it comes to their pensions.

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