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Double amputee to conquer Everest

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-16 13:52

New Zealander Mark Inglis takes a break on Mount Everest, Nepal, in April 2006. Inglis, 47, who lost both legs below the knee to frostbite when climbing Mount Cook in New Zealand in 1982, became the first double amputee to reach the Everest's summit on May 15.  Inglis, 47, had both legs severed below the knee after suffering frostbite when he was trapped by storms while climbing New Zealand's highest peak, Mount Cook, in 1982. He reached the peak of the world's tallest mountain late Monday. [AP Photo]