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Chinese double amputee conquers Everest on fifth attempt


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Xia Boyu, 69, reaches summit after his feet were amputated in his first bid 43 years ago and losing his legs to cancer

 

 

Tue 15 May 2018 12.55 BST

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Xia Boyu’s feet were amputated following frostbite after he gave his sleeping bag to an ill climber during his first attempt in 1975, said Chinese media
Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
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