CLIMBER

Mark Inglis

New Zealand

The first double-amputee climber in the world to reach the summit of Everest (15 May 2006), climbing on carbon-fiber prosthetic legs after losing both legs to frostbite on Aoraki/Mount Cook.

Mark Inglis (born 1 April 1959 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a mountaineer, winemaker, and motivational speaker who lost both legs below the knee to frostbite after being trapped in an ice cave on Aoraki/Mount Cook for 14 days in a blizzard in 1982. Despite his amputations he continued competing at the highest level, winning a silver medal in cycling at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. On 15 May 2006 he became the first double amputee to summit Mount Everest, climbing on carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, and is widely recognised as a global inspiration for adaptive athletes.

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