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KATHMANDU: Gorkha veteran Hari Budha Magar, who was almost killed serving with the British army in Afghanistan, has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Everest, a member of his team said Sunday.
“He reached the top of Sagarmatha at around 3pm (local time) on Friday. After summiting the peak, he has descended to the base camp,” Him Bista said.
Magar, 43, lost his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive device in 2010 while on patrol in Afghanistan with the Gorkhas, a…
“He reached the top of Sagarmatha at around 3pm (local time) on Friday. After summiting the peak, he has descended to the base camp,” Him Bista said.
Magar, 43, lost his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive device in 2010 while on patrol in Afghanistan with the Gorkhas, a…
