Xia Boyu

Xia boyu 70 the first chinese double amputee to reach the summit of mount qomolangma the highest mountain in the world was awarded the touching chongqing awards recognizing the city s.

Xia boyu. Recounting the experience in 2007 during an interview with explorersweb boyu said the following night at 7 600 meters i gave my sleeping. Boyu and his teammates got stuck at 8 600 meters firmly in the death zone for two days. He spent 43 years climbing small mountains around beijing and taking long hikes preparing for. Boyu had his feet amputated during his first attempt in 1975 after giving his own sleeping bag to.

It was 1974 when boyu first experienced mountaineering. Xia boyu grew up in china s qinghai province. He reached the peak on 14 may 2018 at an age of 69 years. Xia boyu is a double amputee mountaineer who gained international fame after becoming the second double amputee to have climbed mount everest.

He was 25 years old. It was boyu s fifth attempt 1975 2014 2015 2016 and he was guided by dawa gyalje sherpa. In 1975 the chinese climber xia boyu then 25 years old was attempting to summit mount everest with a team of his countrymen when things turned south. There was an effort being made where he lived to recruit people for the chinese mountaineering team.