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HARI BUDHA MAGAR SUMMITS EVEREST 43-year-old Hari Budha Magar has stood victorious atop the world’s tallest mountain, He is now the first ever double above the knee amputee to scale Everest. Through his climb, Hari aims to change perceptions on disability and inspire people to climb their own ‘mountains’ no matter the adversity that stands in their way. 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 3pm on May 19th. Hari’s climb was made possible by a world class team of Nepalese climbers, led by Expedition Leader Krish Thapa, of HST <strong>Adventure</strong>s, who served at the SAS’s Mountain Troop Leader during a 24-year British Forces career that started like Hari as a Gurkha before 18 years in the SAS. At the top, Hari shouted “We did it!”, a reference to, and in recognition of, the team effort that it possible. Over a satellite phone call, made possible by NSSL Global, to his team, he added; “That was tough. Harder than I could have ever imagined. We just had to carry on and push for the top, no matter how much it hurt or how long it took. “If I can climb to the top of the world then anyone, regardless of their disability, can achieve their dream. “When things got really tough it was the thought of my amazing family and everyone who's helped me get onto the mountain that pushed me to the top. Without the support of so many this expedition simply wouldn't have been possible.”
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