Gurkha veteran who was first double amputee to climb Everest reveals latest challenge

Hari Budha Magar, who was the world's first double above-knee amputee to summit Everest, has launched his bid to climb the highest peak on each continent.

A year on from the Gurkha veteran's historic climb, the multi record-breaking climber wants to take his message of "no legs, no limits" around the world.

To spread his message globally, that a disability should not limit your ability to achieve your dreams, Hari is attempting to climb the highest peak in all seven continents.

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Ahead of his next challenge, Hari said: "Limitations are put on those with a disability all the time.

"Yet most of the time a disability is not life-limiting, it shouldn't stop us from chasing our dreams.

"It's all about adaptation.

"Through my challenges, I want to raise awareness of disability and positively change the way people with disabilities are perceived and how they perceive themselves.

"Having done this in Nepal and in the UK where I live – I now want to take this life-changing message around the world.

"The best way to do that is to take my story to them.

"To climb the seven highest summits on the seven continents."

So far, Hari has climbed three of the peaks – Mont Blanc (4,810m) in August 2019, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m) in January 2020 and Mount Everest (8,849m) in May 2023.

He will next tackle North America's highest peak Denali (6,190m) starting on 16 June 2024 with the expedition expected to take three weeks.

To complete the challenge, Hari plans to then climb Puncak Jaya (4,884m) in Oceania, followed by Aconcagua (6,961m) in South America and finally finishing with Mount Vinson (4,892m) in Antarctica.

He hopes to complete all seven peaks by early 2026.

Originally from Nepal, Hari served for 15 years in the British Army's Gurkha regiment, before losing both of his legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2010.

To complete these upcoming challenges Hari is looking to raise additional sponsorship and funding. Donations can be made on his crowdfunding page here.