Original passion! Hari Budh Magar becomes first person to climb world’s highest peak with artificial leg

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A 43-year-old former British Nepalese soldier has created history by scaling Mount Everest. Notably, he was amputated in both legs and became the first person to climb the world’s highest peak with prosthetic legs.

first person to achieve this feat

The name of the former Nepalese soldier who achieved this extraordinary feat is Hari Budh Magar. Hari had scaled the 8848.86 meter high peak on Friday. An official of the Tourism Department said that Haribudh Magar, a disabled ex-serviceman with both legs, has created history by climbing Mount Everest. He became the first person to climb the world’s highest peak in this category.

lost a leg in a fight

Hari Budh Magar lost both his legs while fighting as a British Gurkha soldier in Afghanistan in 2010. Earlier in 2018, he had to cancel his plans to climb Mount Everest due to a rule made by the government preventing physically challenged, differently-abled and solo climbers from climbing other mountains including Mount Everest.

Nepal has 8 of the world’s 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest.

Nepal issued a record 466 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring, officials said. Significantly, 8 of the world’s 10 highest peaks including Mount Everest are in Nepal.