Inglis, 47, reached the peak of the world's tallest mountain on Monday.
The climber had both legs severed just below the knees after suffering frostbite when he was trapped by storms while climbing New Zealand's highest peak, Mount Cook, in 1982.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
NZ legs amputee conquers Everest
New Zealand climber Mark Inglis, the first double amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest, was congratulated by Prime Minister Helen Clark.
Inglis, 47, reached the peak of the world's tallest mountain on Monday.
The climber had both legs severed just below the knees after suffering frostbite when he was trapped by storms while climbing New Zealand's highest peak, Mount Cook, in 1982.
Inglis, 47, reached the peak of the world's tallest mountain on Monday.
The climber had both legs severed just below the knees after suffering frostbite when he was trapped by storms while climbing New Zealand's highest peak, Mount Cook, in 1982.
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