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Former British Gurkha Hari Budha Magar, born in a Himalayan village in Nepal's Rolpa district, became the first double above-knee amputee to complete…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 28, 2026
Key facts Hari Budha Magar was born in 1979 in Mirul, a village at 2,500m in Nepal's Rolpa district, and served 15 years in the British Army's Royal Gurkha Rifles. He lost both legs above the knee to an IED blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province in April…
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What this means for you Budha Magar's own proving ground is one most of our clients walk in under three weeks without a second thought: Mera Peak , the 6,476m summit he stood on six years before Everest, is graded as Nepal's most achievable true 'peak climb'…
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