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'{{short description|Nepalese mountaineer (born 1979)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Hari Budha Magar | image = Hari Budha Magar.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year|1979}} | birth_place = [[Mirul, Rolpa District]], Nepal | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | education = | employer = | occupation = [[Mountaineer]],<br />[[Motivational speaker]], Disability Campaigner | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Married | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = {{URL|https://www.haribudhamagar.com/}} | footnotes = }} '''Hari Budha Magar''' is a Nepalese double above-knee [[amputee]] and record-breaking [[mountaineer]]. In 2017, he became the first double above-knee amputee (DAK) to summit a mountain taller than 6,000m ([[Mera Peak]], 6,476m).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/double-above-knee-amputee-gurkha-soldier-sets-record-scaling-mera-peak/|title=Double above knee amputee Gurkha soldier sets record scaling Mera Peak|date=September 21, 2017|website=The Himalayan Times}}</ref> [[File:Hari ice climbing.jpg|thumb|Magar ice climbing in Nepal. (Photo: Shanta Nepali)]] == Early life == Magar was born in 1979 in a village in the foothills of the [[Himalayas]] in [[Nepal]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/no-ordinary-soldier-the-former-gurkha-who-tells-northern-ireland-people-that-adversity-proves-no-barrier-to-scaling-new-peaks-in-their-lives-37552931.html|title=No ordinary soldier: the former Gurkha who tells Northern Ireland people that adversity proves no barrier to scaling new peaks in their lives|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He was born in a cow-[[shed]] at an altitude of 2,500m in a remote part of Western Nepal. He grew up in [[Mirul]], in the [[Rolpa District]] of the Himalayas in Nepal. As a child, he had to walk 45 minutes each day to go to school and back, barefoot; at school, there were no pens or paper so he learnt to write with [[chalk]] stone on a wooden plank. He was forced to get [[married]] at the age of 11. During his teenage years, he was surrounded by the [[Nepalese Civil War]] where more than 17,000 people were killed over a period of 10 years.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/hari-budha-magar-double-amputee-everest/index.html|title=Double amputee Hari Budha Magar aims for an Everest first|author=Thomas Page|website=CNN}}</ref> == Military career == Magar joined the [[British Army]] via the [[Royal Gurkha Rifles]] when he was 19. He served across five continents, doing training and operations for the British Army, his roles included [[Combat Medic]], [[Sniper]], and Covert [[Surveillance]], amongst other things.<ref name="auto1"/> === Injury and recovery === [[File:Hari skiing.jpg|thumb|Hari Budha Magar skiing in Colorado. (Photo: Gary Humphrey)]] While he was serving with the British Army in [[Afghanistan]] in 2010, Magar stepped on an [[improvised explosive device]] (IED). Ultimately, he lost his legs, both above the knee, and sustained a variety of other injuries.<ref name="auto1"/> Since his injuries, Magar has tried a variety of sports and adventures, they include: [[golf]], [[skiing]], [[skydiving]], [[kayaking]], and [[rock climbing]]. He has also played [[wheelchair rugby]] and [[wheelchair basketball]]. He holds the [[world record]] for being the first double above-knee amputee to summit a mountain over {{cvt|6,000|m}}.<ref name="auto"/> == Mountaineering == {{As of |November 2020}}, Magar has summited [[Mont Blanc]] (4,810m),<ref name="auto1"/> Chulu Far East (6,059m),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hstadventure.com/blog/chulu-far-east-2019|title=Mt. Chulu Far East 2019|website=www.hstadventure.com}}</ref> [[Kilimanjaro]] (5,895m),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southasiatime.com/2020/01/11/two-double-amputees-hari-and-justin-successfully-climb-mt-kilimanjaro/|title=Two double amputees, Hari and Justin, successfully climb Mt Kilimanjaro|website=www.southasiatime.com}}</ref> and [[Mera Peak]] (6,476m). He climbed Mera Peak in 2017 and became the first double above-knee amputee to ever summit a mountain greater than 6,000m.<ref name="auto"/> === Plan to climb Everest === Magar's ultimate goal, and plan, is to climb [[Mount Everest]] (8,848m), the tallest mountain in the world.<ref name="auto1"/> In 2017, [[Nepal]] banned solo, [[Visual impairment|blind]], and double [[amputee]] climbers from climbing Mount Everest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-31/nepal-bans-solo-climbers-from-mount-everest/9295218|title=Nepal bans solo, amputee and visually impaired climbers from Mt Everest|date=December 31, 2017|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> Magar was already planning to climb the mountain when the news broke. He called out the ban as [[discriminatory]] and was heavily involved in [[Political campaign|campaign]]ing and fighting it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/double-amputee-slams-discriminatory-everest-ban-12872909|title=Double amputee slams 'discriminatory' Everest ban|website=www.iol.co.za}}</ref> In 2018, after a collective effort from Hari, disability organisations and other people, the [[Supreme Court of Nepal]] overturned the ban.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/double-amputee-could-become-the-first-to-climb-mt-everest-with-no-legs|title=Double amputee could become the first to climb Mt. Everest with no legs|date=March 19, 2018|website=Fox News}}</ref> As of February 2021, Magar announces an attempt to climb Mount Everest in the spring. In case of another postponement due to the COVID pandemic, the expedition will take place in 2022.<ref>[https://www.haribudhamagar.com/conquering-dreams/ ''Conquering dreams''] haribudhamagar.com</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.haribudhamagar.com/about/ Hari Budha Magar] Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Magar, Hari Budha}} [[Category:Nepalese mountain climbers]] [[Category:Royal Gurkha Rifles soldiers]] [[Category:Nepalese amputees]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]] [[Category:1979 births]]'