A former British Army Gurkha who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan has become the first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest.
Hari Budha Magar completed the gruelling feat 70 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to conquer the mountain.
The 43-year-old said: ‘If I can climb to the top of the world, then anyone, regardless of their disability, can achieve their dream.’
Mr Magar grew up in the Nepalese mountains before serving 15 years as a corporal with the Gurkha regiment of the British Army, losing both his legs in an improvised explosive device blast in 2010.
