Mark Inglis: first climber to summit Everest without legs

New Zealander Mark Inglis climbed Mount Everest in 2006. But this is not surprising, but the fact that twenty years ago he lost both legs. Thanks to Inglis's wife, journalists became aware that he had dreamed all his life of climbing the highest point on the planet.

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1. Even the fact that in 1982, during an expedition in the New Zealand Mount Cook mountains, he froze both legs did not prevent this athlete from fulfilling his cherished dream.

2. The surgeons had to amputate the limbs below the knees, and after some time Inglis began to move around on two prostheses. And yet, the climber did not part with the dream of Everest - he continued his training and preparation for the ascent.

3. During the ascent to the top, which lasted 40 days, Inglis faced several difficult trials. At an altitude of 6400 meters, one of his prostheses broke and he had to repair it.

4. Fortunately, the athlete prudently took spare parts with him. Having successfully carried out repairs, the athlete continued his ascent and completed it, having conquered the highest point on the planet.

5. Moreover, Mark climbed Everest from one side of the mountain, and he had to descend from the other. By the way, according to competent sources, such a route became the third in the history of conquering the summit.

Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, personally congratulated the climber. She said that in itself the conquest of Everest is the main achievement for every climber, and for Mark Inglis it became even more important.

Everest (or Chomolungma) was first climbed on May 29, 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.