43-year-old Hari Budha Magar has stood victorious atop the world’s tallest mountain as the first ever double above the knee amputee to scale Everest.
Through his climb, Hari aims to change perceptions about disability and inspire people to climb their own ‘mountains’ no matter the adversity that stands in their way.
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Having grown up in the Nepalese mountains before serving 15 years as a Corporal with the Ghurkha Regiment of the British Army, scaling Everest was a boyhood dream for Hari.
Devastatingly an IED in Afghanistan took both his legs in 2010 – an event he thought would shatter his lifelong dream.
Thirteen years later, having overturned a law banning disabled climbers from the mountain, Hari has achieved what many thought impossible, proving disability is no barrier to reaching the 8,849 metre peak.
Hari summitted at around 3:00 pm on May 19 th .
Hari’s climb was made possible by a world-class team of Nepalese...