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Former Nepalese Soldier Climbs Everest With Prosthetic Legs

An official announced that a double amputee ex-British Gurkha soldier conquered Mount Everest with artificial legs, making history as the first in the category to do so.

Hari Budhamagar, 43, summited the 8848.86-metre mountain late Friday afternoon.

An official from the Department of Tourism said, “Double amputee ex-soldier Hari Budhamagar created history on Friday by becoming the first person with such conditions to scale Mt Everest”.

Budhamagar, who lost both his legs in the war in Afghanistan while fighting for the UK government as a soldier of British Gorkha in 2010, conquered Mt Everest using artificial legs.

He had postponed his plans to climb Mount Everest in 2018 when the government implemented a mountaineering policy in 2017 that prohibited blind, double-amputee, and solo climbers from climbing the mountains, including Everest.

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In response to a writ case filed against the ban, the Supreme Court annulled the restriction by granting an order in 2018, opening the door for Budhamagar to create history.

Five foreigners reached the summit of Mount Everest On Sunday.

According to officials, Nepal has awarded a record 466 permits to climb Mount Everest this spring.

Nepal has eight of the world’s 10 highest peaks.

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Spriha Rai

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