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Afghanistan veteran becomes first double-amputee to climb seven highest peaks on each continent

An Afghanistan veteran has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents.

The Independent UK · Jan 31

Veteran is first double above-knee amputee to summit highest continent peaks

Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to an IED in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army’s Gurkha regiment.

Evening Standard · Jan 8

Double-amputee aims to show people can ‘achieve anything’ in mountain challenge

Hari Budha Magar, who lost both legs serving in Afghanistan, is on the final leg of the Seven Summits Challenge.

Evening Standard · Jan 1

Bravery, triumph and more than 300 deaths - 70 years of climbing Mount Everest

Monday marks 70 years to the day that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history and conquered the world's highest peak - and in the decades since, hundreds have followed in their footsteps

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023

Dis Life: 14 million Disabled people in the UK? Are we sure?

Eighty per cent of disabilities are invisible. And people keep them that way, invisible, because of fear that they will be treated differently, or abused

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023

First double above-knee amputee conquers Everest

A former British Army Gurkha has become the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Hari Budha Magar, who lost his legs in an explosion while serving in Afghanistan in 2010, started planning the challenge in 2018, to raise funds for veterans’ charities. Speaking from base…

The Week · May 25, 2023

Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities

The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest has returned from the mountain pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Double amputee Gurkha veteran reaches summit of Mount Everest

Hari Budha Magar reached the peak despite being a double amputee since an explosion in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

British Army veteran Hari Budha Magar makes history as first double above-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest

Hari Budha Magar, who lost his legs while serving in Afghanistan, becomes the first double above-knee amputee to conquer Mount Everest.

ABC News · May 21, 2023

Ex-British Gurkha hopes Everest climb will change disability perceptions

Hari Budha Magar, the first above the knee double amputee to scale Mount Everest, said on Sunday that his ascent would raise awareness about disability.

Reuters · May 21, 2023