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Double amputee to conquer Everest
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-16 13:52

A view of Mount Everest. New Zealand mountaineer Mark Inglis, who lost both his legs in a climbing accident 24 years ago, has become the first double amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest.(AFP
A view of Mount Everest. New Zealander Mark Inglis became the first double amputee to conquer Everest, after losing both his legs below the knee to frostbite on Mount Cook in 1982. [AFP/File]


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