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The doko race is the culmination of the physical tests which every Gurkha recruit must pass.jpg
The doko race is the culmination of the physical tests which every Gurkha recruit must pass, near Pokhara, eastern Nepal
As part of the British Army’s recruitment process, the Gurkhas run in an uphill race carrying 75lb of stones on their back http://www.gurkharun.com/
Gurkha close quarter combat training with the kukri, Banja Luka, Bosnia.jpg
Gurkha close quarter combat training with the kukri, Banja Luka, Bosnia
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Final Exercise in the Thetford Forest, Norfolk
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Platoon Run, Garelochhead, Scotland
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The final day of Central Selection, Candidate 997 is informed he has passed, Pokhara, Eastern Nepal
Tika Ceremony during Dashain, Catterick Camp, North Yorkshire.jpg
Tika Ceremony during Dashain, Catterick Camp, North Yorkshire
 
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Миномётный расчёт гуркхов во время Фолклендской войны, 1982 год.

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A Gurkha soldier from 1RGR on patrol during an exercise in Kenya
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Former Gurkha and SBS operator Nirmal 'Nims' Purja MBE conquered the K2 summit during the winter season this January and without supplementary oxygen.

In 2019, he smashed the world record for climbing the 14 highest mountains in just six months and six days and this January, he accomplished one of the greatest mountaineering feats by returning to K2 on the China-Pakistan border and scaling it in the depths of winter, with no supplementary oxygen.

Nims and nine Nepalese climbers were the first to summit K2 during winter this January as he wanted to claim a first for the Nepalese mountaineering community.

K2, which stands at 8,611m (28,251ft) high, is known as one of the deadliest mountains on the planet with a fatality rate of 29 percent due to its complex terrain and unpredictable weather.

A highly-publicized climbing disaster in August 2008 underscored the mountain's volatile character when an avalanche killed 11 climbers.

In winter, all of the challenges K2 throws up are magnified with temperatures hovering around minus 65 degrees Celsius/minus 85 Fahrenheit, treacherous stretches of blue ice, and winds over 100mph/ 160km.

Asked what his secret to success is, Nims, says he's always had a quiet sense of determination, and having respect for the mountain is of utmost importance.

He continues: 'For me, giving up is not in the blood. When there is one mission all this pain and hard work is a blur. It's not important how painful it is, it's not important how cold it is.

'When I was a Gurkha before joining the SBS I would sometimes wake up a 2 am and run 40km and go back to the boarding house and pretend I was still in bed sleeping. I've had this attitude from a kid. Being in the Special Forces is completely different from mountaineering and high altitude but it helped me to operate and function in a stressful environment.
 
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