Hari Budha Magar

Hari Budha Magar
Personal information
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Mirul, Rolpa District, Nepal
Occupation(s)Mountaineer,
Motivational speaker, Disability Campaigner
SpouseMarried
Websitewww.haribudhamagar.com

Hari Budha Magar MBE is a Nepalese double above-knee amputee and record-breaking mountaineer. In 2017, he became the first double above-knee amputee (DAK) to summit a mountain taller than 6,000m (Mera Peak, 6,476m).[1] Then, on May 19, 2023, he accomplished the record of being the first ever double above-knee amputee to summit the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest (8,848m).[2]

Magar ice climbing in Nepal. (Photo: Shanta Nepali)
  1. ^ "Double above knee amputee Gurkha soldier sets record scaling Mera Peak". The Himalayan Times. September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Above-the-knee amputee Gurkha veteran Hari Budha creates history scaling Mt Everest". himalayantimes. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-21.