When former British Gurkha Hari Budha Magar lost both legs above the knees to an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan in 2010, few could have imagined that he would one day stand on the summits of the world’s tallest mountains.
Born in 1975 in the shadow of Mount Makalu, one of the world’s highest and most formidable peaks, Pasang Sherpa grew up in a remote village of Sankhuwasabha district with dreams as vast as the mountains surrounding him.
I (Emine Cakir) was born and raised in Eastern Anatolia, in the eastern part of Turkey—a land of high mountains, cold winters, and strong winds. It’s also home to Mount Ararat, the legendary resting place of Noah’s Ark.