Hero ex-Gurkha reveals what kept him going as oxygen ran down on Everest
183A Gurkha veteran who became the first double amputee to climb Mount Everest says the thought of his son kept him going as his oxygen supply was running down.
Hari Budha Magar, who was injured 13 years ago while serving in Afghanistan, completed the 8,849m peak challenge and said he was motivated to make it home thanks to the thought of his young son who was waiting for him at Base Camp.
He had promised the 10-year-old, one of his three children, that he would return back to him as the boy had been especially worried about his dad making the climb.
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