A double amputee who completed a mammoth climbing record has been hailed on GB News after scaling the world’s seven highest peaks.
Hari Budha Magar, a former Gurkha, from Canterbury, Kent, spoke to GB News from Antarctica to regale the tale of the three-day ascent.
The ex-British Army veteran, who lost his legs while he served in Afghanistan in 2010, completed the testing challenge, which has taken more than six years to conquer.
On Tuesday, the 46-year-old reached the summit of the final mountain on his list, which was Antarctica’s 16,059ft snow-covered Mount Vinson.
His inspirational success has been in the works for years with the former soldier undertaking relentless training to tackle the massive challenge head-on.
Previously, Mr Magar opened up about his mental and physical struggle after he lost his legs to an Improvised Explosive Device while in Afghanistan.
But the veteran one day was able to rediscover purpose and begin to pursue his childhood ambition of becoming a mountaineer.
Speaking to GB News, he told presenters Stephen Dixon and Anne Diamond the experience was “amazing” and he was truly relieved to have achieved such a remarkable feat.
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Stephen said: “It seems remarkable that you’re there, proving to everyone that even what happens to you…
“I know you had an incident with an IED when you were a Gurkha. But to lose two legs above the knee is horrific.
“You’ve not let it stop you, which is a lesson to us all.”
Mr Magar added: “That is the one of the reason that I’m doing this. We don’t have control of our [circumstances] sometimes, whatever happens.
The inspiring British Army veteran reached the peak on Tuesday
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“But after that happens, then it’s down to us to choose how to live the rest of our lives. And I choose to climbing mountains and making over and inspiring others to climb their own mount.”
The six-year-long challenge began way back in August 2019 when Mr Magar climbed Mont Blanc in the Alps, which sits at around 15,780ft high.
The following year, he conquered Kilimanjaro at 19,341ft in Tanzania, before in 2023, scaling Everest in the Himalayas.
He then ascended the North American Denali in June 2024, and then Acocagua in South America in February 2025.
Before his final excursion in Antarctica, Mr Magar climbed Puncak Jaya in Oceania in October 2025.
Now, hailed by many for his admirable determination, he has been awarded an MBE and a Pride of Britain award.
Mr Magar will donate his total money raised to an array of veterans charities, including The Gurkha Welfare Trust, Blesma, Team Forces, On Course Foundation and Pilgrim Bandits.
His grand total now sits at an incredible sum of more than £30,000.
