Gurkha who lost both his legs in Afghanistan explosion makes history by scaling Mount Everest
Gurkha who lost both legs in Afghanistan blast makes history by climbing Mount Everest
- Hari Budha Magar completed the feat 70 years after Sir Edmund Hillary’s climb
- He grew up in Nepal before his 15th birthday as a corporal in the Gurkha regiment.
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A former British Army Gurkha who lost both legs while serving in Afghanistan has become the first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest.
Hari Budha Magar completed the grueling feat 70 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first climbers to conquer the mountain.
The 43-year-old said: “If I can climb to the top of the world, anyone, regardless of disability, can achieve their dream.”
Magar grew up in the mountains of Nepal before his 15th birthday as a corporal in the British Army’s Gurkha Regiment, losing both legs in an improvised explosive device blast in 2010.
It reached the peak of 29,000 feet around 3 p.m. Friday.
The former British Army Gurkha who lost both legs while serving in Afghanistan has become the first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest.
Hari Budha Magar going up to camp two. He lost both legs in an improvised explosive device blast in 2010.
The father-of-three has since returned to base camp, where he said by satellite phone yesterday: ‘That was hard. Harder than I could have imagined. We just had to keep going and push to the top, no matter how much it hurt or how long it took.
“When the going got really tough, it was thinking about my amazing family and everyone who helped me get up the mountain that pushed me to the top.”
Mr Magar is raising money for five veterans charities: Team Forces, Gurkha Welfare Trust, Pilgrim Bandits, Blesma and On Course Foundation.
His appeal to Everest can be supported at crowdfunder.co.uk/p/harieverestappeal.
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