KATHMANDU - Hari Budha Magar, the first above the knee double amputee to scale Mount Everest, said on Sunday (May 21) that his ascent would raise awareness about disability. Magar, 43, climbed the 8,848-metre (29,032-foot) Everest on artificial legs on Friday and is now taking rest at the base camp, said Pravat Adhikari of the Himalayan Ski Trek company that...
KATHMANDU - 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.
Bigyan Koirala, an official with Nepal's Department of Tourism, confirmed that Magar had climbed the mountain with five Sherpa guides and that his ascent is "a world record". "I hope my climb will help change the perception of persons with disabilities," Magar told Reuters from the base camp by phone.[[nid:630913]]
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