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KATHMANDU (AFP) – Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar, who was almost killed serving with the British army in Afghanistan, has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Everest, a member of his team said yesterday. “He reached the top of Sagarmatha at around 3pm on Friday. After successfully summiting the peak, he has now […]
If successful, the expedition will make him the first double above-the-knee amputee to see the world from the 8,849m (29,032ft) peak.
Magar, 43, stepped on an improvised explosive device in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan with the Brigade of Gurkhas -- a unit of Nepalis recruited into the British Army.
KATHMANDU: Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar grew up in the shadow of the Himalayas, but only after losing his legs did he resolve to make his childhood dream of scaling Everest a reality.
'No legs, no limits': Amputee veteran eyes Everest summit