'No legs, no limits': Gurkha amputee scales Everest
Magar, 43, lost his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive device in 2010 while on patrol in Afghanistan with the Gurkhas, a unit of Nepalis who have fought with the British Army for over 200 years.
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In this file photo taken on April 3, 2023, Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar poses during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
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Gurkha 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