Xia Boyu

Xia boyu is a double amputee mountaineer who gained international fame after becoming the second double amputee to have climbed mount everest.

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 grew up in china s qinghai province. It was 1974 when boyu first experienced mountaineering. Boyu and his teammates got stuck at 8 600 meters firmly in the death zone for two days.

Xia boyu a 69 year old double amputee from china sitting in his hotel room in kathmandu prior to his fifth attempt to summit mount everest on april 4 2018. He spent 43 years climbing small mountains around beijing and taking long hikes preparing for. There was an effort being made where he lived to recruit people for the chinese mountaineering team. When xia boyu lost his feet to mount everest in 1975 it did little to dim his adventurous spirit.

Boyu had his feet amputated during his first attempt in 1975 after giving his own sleeping bag to. It was boyu s fifth attempt 1975 2014 2015 2016 and he was guided by dawa gyalje sherpa. He was 25 years old. 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.