Hari Budha Magar | Summit Everest
We are delighted to announce that The King’s School Recreation Centre is now an official supporter of Hari Budha Magar, a fellow King’s School Recreation Centre Member.
Hari is aiming to become the world’s first double above-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest in May 2023, and we are proud to be able to help him on this incredible journey to conquer one of the most extreme places on Earth and change perceptions around disability.
Determined to change perceptions of what is possible for people with a disability, Hari plans to summit Everest without legs, a feat that has never even been attempted to date. In accomplishing this challenge, Hari hopes to:
- create history and become the world’s first double above-knee amputee to conquer Everest
- raise awareness of disabilities and change the narrative surrounding them
- show having a disability does not have to be life limiting
- inspire people to conquer their own dreams and to lead more fulfilling lives
Working as a former Corporal in the British Army’s legendary Gurkha regiment, Hari lost both his legs in Afghanistan following an IED explosion in 2010.
Hari has been training for this summit attempt with Krishna Thapa, former Chief Mountain Instructor at SAS and world-renowned climber. Reaching the 8,848.86m (29,029ft) summit will be the ultimate test. The human body is not designed to operate at that altitude. Add to that his own challenges with reduced mobility and speed, and there is a whole new layer of difficulty to navigate. Hari is three times slower than able bodied climbers because his gait is so short. The longer the climb takes, the more chance something could go wrong.
The equipment will be the biggest challenge. Everything will have to be adapted to get him onto the mountain. He will need made-to-measure clothing and cutting-edge kit – from specially designed crampons, to the heated sockets around his stumps and the short engineered prosthetic legs he’ll be using for the climb.
Around 12-15% of the world’s population have some kind of disability. That’s nearly 1 billion people worldwide. In summiting Everest Hari hopes to inspire other people facing similar circumstances to believe anything is possible with the right mindset.
Not wanting disability to stop him, or others conquering dreams, he has been continually working to positively transform the way people with a disability are perceived, and how they perceive themselves.
If you would like to help Hari Summit Everest, please follow the link to his Crowdfunder Campaign – www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/harieverest.
Check out this short video that highlights his forthcoming Everest expedition – https://youtu.be/BGuNrJXbAaI.
