Question

What are the spectacular achievements of Mark Inglis as a mountaineer?

Answer 1

Mark Joseph Inglis, ONZM (born 27 September 1959) is a mountaineer, researcher, winemaker and motivational speaker. He holds a degree in Human Biochemistry from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and has conducted research on leukaemia. He is also an accomplished cyclist and, as a double leg amputee, won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial event at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. He is the first-ever double amputee to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

In addition to being a goodwill ambassador for the Everest Rescue Trust, Inglis has created a New Zealand-based charitable trustLimbs4All. He has also created a range of sports drinks and energy gels named PeakFuel.

Answer 2

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→ Mark Iglish is the first double amputee to have reached to the summit of Mount Everest and the second double amputee to scale Mount Cho Oyu.

→In spite of his physical deformity he is a professional search and rescue mountaineer.

→Even now he enjoys mountain hiking as he goes on two treks to the north pole every year.