Meet the double ampute of 69 years that has just climbed to Mount Everest
After losing his legs at the ascent more than four decades ago.
There are many incredible stories of people who defy the chances to climb the mountains. There areSasha Digiulian,A 25-year-old child who breaks climbing and blocking Records for women everywhere. So there isSamanyu Pothuraju, a7 year old boy who has just failed the Pic Uhuru Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Now, Chinese residentXia boyu Make stocks for Climbing Mount Everest, an impressive if it is not fully registered in Newsworthy, until you take into account it is 69 years old and a double amputee.
Boyu lost his legs at frosses while climbing Everest in 1975. Even though the world-renowned summit has led to the loss of its members, it was not going to let it win. He made four previous attempts to scaling the mountain of 29,029 feet and failed due to closure and bad weather. But, Monday morning, he and seven other members of his team finally went to the summit.
The realization is particularly remarkable because Nepal has recently revoked a controversial prohibition that prevented amputating alpigists from trying to expand the mountain.
"Climbing Mont Everest is my dream. I have to realize it. It also represents a personal challenge, a challenge of destiny"Boy told AFP last month.
It is only the second double amputee in history for doing it there, after New ZealanderMark Inglis, which failed the summit on the Chinese Tibet side in 2006. And for a higher octane inspiration, seeThe 10 staggering physical exploits that will inspire your own fitness.
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