Mark Inglis the first Climber to Conquer Everest without Legs
New Zealander Mark Inglis in 2006 was conquered Everest. But this is not surprising, but the fact that twenty
years ago he lost both legs. Thanks to his wife Inglis, reporters learned that
all his life he dreamed of climbing to the highest point of the planet.
Realize this dream come true
athlete does not stop even then, that in 1982 during an expedition to the
mountains of New Zealand Mount Cook, he froze both feet. Surgeons had to
amputate the limb below the knee and after a while Inglis began to move on two
prostheses. Yet climber not give up the dream of Everest - he continued his
training and preparation for the implementation of the climb.
During the ascent to the
summit, which lasted 40 days, the share of Inglis dropped some heavy testing.
At an altitude of 6400 meters he broke one of the prosthesis and he had to deal
with its repair. Fortunately, the athlete prudently brought with him spare
parts. Successfully to repair, the athlete continued his ascent and finished
it, and climb the highest point on the planet.
Moreover, Mark climbed Everest
from one side of the mountain, and he had to go down on the other. By the way,
according to reliable sources, such route was the third in the history of the
conquest of the summit.
Helen Clark, Prime Minister of
New Zealand, personally congratulated the climber. She said that in itself the
conquest of Everest is a major achievement for each climber, but for Mark
Inglis it has become even more important.
For the first time Everest
(Chomolungma or) was conquered on May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norgeem and Edmund
Hillary.
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