Seventh heaven

Gurkha Hari first double amputee to complete summits challenge

- BY HANNAH BRITT

Pride of Britain hero Hari Budha Magar has become the first double amputee to finish the Seven Summits challenge, climbing the highest mountain in every continent.

The ex-Gurkha called us after reaching the peak of Mount Vinson in Antarctica, where he planted a Mirror flag, after climbing 16,050ft (4,892m) on prosthetic legs specially created for snow and ice.

He said: "It's an amazing feeling. I don't know how we did it, but the Seven Summits are complete. As someone with a disability a double over-the-knee amputation - I have done the impossible and climbed them all. I feel very emotional."

After losing his legs when an IED blew up in Afghanistan in 2010, Hari reached the depths of despair and tried to take his life.