Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Double amputee who his lost his feet climbing Everest 43 years ago finally reaches summit

Double amputee who his lost his feet climbing Everest 43 years ago finally reaches summit


It was 1975, and Boyu was headed up the mountain with a Chinese national mountaineering team. They had made it to 8,600 meters (about 28,215 feet), but that’s when a nasty winter storm set in. For two days and three nights the team endured subzero temperatures, made worse for Boyu, who decided to loan his sleeping bag to a fellow climber who had fallen ill.

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