<p>At the age of 69, Xia Boyu became the first person in China to have climbed Mount Qomolangma and scaled the summit with amputated legs in 2018. Injured by frostbite on Qomolangma more than 40 years ago, Xia had never given up his dream of reaching the highest peak on this planet. </p>

At the age of 69, Xia Boyu became the first person in China to have climbed Mount Qomolangma and scaled the summit with amputated legs in 2018. Injured by frostbite on Qomolangma more than 40 years ago, Xia had never given up his dream of reaching the highest peak on this planet.

Xia Boyu: Chinese “iron man” who conquered Mount Qomolangma

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