A former Gurkha (special forces soldier), Nirmal Purja, takes a selfie at the start of his attempt to scale the world’s 14 highest peaks in seven months to break a 31-year-old record. Nirmal Purja, known as Nims, aims to smash the current record – which stands at seven years, 11 months and 14 days – set by Polish climber Jerzy Kukuczka. On the way, he also plans to defeat at least seven speed world records on mountains over 8,000m high. (Photo by Nirmal Purja/PA Wire Press Association)

American singer/songwriter Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, known professionally as Halsey arrives at Playboy's Midsummer Night's Dream at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on July 29, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Shannon Courtenay exchanges punches with Buchra El Quaissi during the Bantamweight between Shannon Courtenay and Buchra El Quaissi at York Hall on December 19, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, right, and Coco Gauff of United States dance during a practice session ahead of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Friday, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)

Lucha Libre wrestlers perform during the Lucha VaVoom spectacle “Cinco de Mayan” at The Mayan theater in Los Angeles, California, USA, late 04 May 2023 (issued 05 May 2023). The Lucha VaVoom presents Lucha Libre wrestling spectacles and mixes them with burlesque show elements. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/EPA/EFE)

A woman joyfully leaps across a body of water, carrying a pheasant-decorated Louis Vuitton bag and a paint palette in the last decade of January 2025 in Coldstream, Scottish Borers. (Photo by Phil Wilkinson/The Times)

José María Larocca of Argentina riding Finn Lente soars over a water jump in the Rolex Grand Prix in Falsterbo, Sweden on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Petter Arvidson/Bildbyran/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

The Christian Cowan Fall/Winter 2022 collection is modeled at the One World Trade Center during New York Fashion Week on Friday, February 11, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Photo)