A Nepali mountaineer and former British Marine has climbed the world's tallest 14 peaks in seven months - beating an earlier record of almost eight years. Nirmal Purja reached the top of his 14th mountain, Shishapangma in China, on Tuesday morning. Purja, 36, joined the British Army in 2003 and became a Royal Marine in 2009. His climbing career began when he walked to Everest base camp in 2012 and,...
