A former Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has reached the top of Mount Everest, making mountaineering history.Hari Budha Magar, 43, has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to summit the world's tallest mountain.The veteran arrived at Everest on April 17, exactly 13 years since his legs were destroyed by an IED in Afghanistan in 2010.

A former Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs in Afghanistan has reached the top of Mount Everest, making mountaineering history.Hari Budha Magar, 43, has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to summit the world's tallest mountain.The veteran arrived at Everest on April 17, exactly 13 years since his legs were destroyed by an IED in Afghanistan in 2010.