Afghanistan veteran turns into first double-amputee to climb seven highest peaks on every continent | EUROtoday

An Afghanistan veteran has grow to be the primary double above-the-knee amputee to climb the very best peak on every of the seven continents.

Hari Budha Magar, from Canterbury Kent, misplaced each of his legs from an IED blast while serving with the British Army in 2010.

Footage reveals the second that Mr Magar reaches the highest of Antarctica’s 16,059ft (4,892m) Mount Vinson, following a gruelling three-day trek. The feat got here after years of coaching with a view to put together for the record-breaking try.

“The climb was very tough, the conditions and difficulty meant that I was literally crawling up on all fours, battling my way up the mountain,” he mentioned.