It seems the reverse of the saying worked: " Faith can move mountains." Atleast the faith in himself moved the man up the mountain;)
Umesh
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By Paul Chapman in Wellington
(Filed: 17/05/2006)The first double amputee to climb to the top of Mt Everest was almost speechless when he reached the summit and called his wife by satellite phone.Mark Inglis, 47, who lost both legs in a climbing accident 24 years ago, was suffering an attack of laryngitis and managed only to croak: "I did it!"
Mark Inglis: described the climb as Bloody hard Sir Edmund Hillary, 86, who conquered the world's highest peak in May 1953, was among the first to offer his congratulations. "It's a remarkable effort. He's done a pretty good job," he said.Mr Inglis, a New Zealander, reached the summit on Monday and yesterday was said to be descending to base camp.According to members of his party, his short conversation with his wife Anne when he spoke from the summit were among the few words he was able to utter.
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