When You Say You Are Fucked, You Are Only 45% Fucked: Lessons on Leadership from Nims Purja

1 · Krystof Litomisky · Jan. 1, 2023, 8 a.m.
When the team reached K2 base camp, they found it glum. There had been three avalanches, and all groups had turned back. No had reached the summit of K2 that year. Those who remained in base camp were stressed out and depressed. But Nims Purja was undeterred. His grand adventure - Project Possible - required that he climb the mountain, and so that’s what he would do. First, though, he needed to break the depressed mood of the camp and convince others that it was indeed possible to reach the summ...