It’s hard enough to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. The climbers who pull it off aren’t usually multiple-amputees.
In 2015, Andrea Lanfri lost both legs and seven fingers to a meningitis episode, which also caused meningococcal sepsis.
Now, he’s on his way up Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.
Lanfri and his partner, International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (UIAGM) guide Luca Montanari, are poised to start a summit bid in the coming days.
Planetmountain reported the team completed its various acclimatization tasks — including summitting Lobuche East, a 20,000-foot peak in the Khumbu region, and climbing to Everest Camp 3 — by May 3.
After a rest, Lanfri and Montanari will push for the roof of the world.
“No Italian athlete with multiple amputations has ever attempted a climb above 8000 meters,” Lanfri told his sponsor, Italian outfitter Ferrino. “I will be the first one to reach this goal.”
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