[–] TimberWolfAlpha ago
a 69 year old double amputee was transported by sherpas to the top of everest.
You hear about an everest climb, and you think of some lonely mountain, a brave climber dragging themselves to the top. When really, it's more like waiting in line. at lethal altitude. with a thousand other saps. who are all littering, just as you are. I think we've proven it's climbable.
[–] derram ago
https://archive.fo/QTIkt :
'New Zealander climber Mark Inglis was the first double amputee to ever summit Everest from the Tibet side in 2006. '
'A 69 year-old double amputee reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Nepal side on Monday morning, on his fifth attempt to climb the world’s highest peak. '
'An outcry ensued, and Hari Budha Magar, a former Royal Gurkha Rifles soldier and a double amputee, launched a legal action, citing a violation of the United Nations’ convention. '
'Santiago Quintero, a climber from Ecuador who is missing parts of both his feet and listed as a double amputee in the Himalayan Database, summited from the Nepal side in 2013. '
'Over 500 climbers from 38 different expeditions are attempting Everest this season, according to the Himalayan Times. '
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