Xia Boyu

Boyu had always dreamed of playing professional soccer but agreed to take the free physical examination being offered.

Xia boyu. Xia boyu is a double amputee mountaineer who gained international fame after becoming the second double amputee to have climbed mount everest. He was 25 years old. He spent 43 years climbing small mountains around beijing and taking long hikes preparing for. It was boyu s fifth attempt 1975 2014 2015 2016 and he was guided by dawa gyalje sherpa.

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. Recounting the experience in 2007 during an interview with explorersweb boyu said the following night at 7 600 meters i gave my sleeping. Xia boyu grew up in china s qinghai province. He reached the peak on 14 may 2018 at an age of 69 years.

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. When xia boyu lost his feet to mount everest in 1975 it did little to dim his adventurous spirit. Boyu and his teammates got stuck at 8 600 meters firmly in the death zone for two days. Boyu had his feet amputated during his first attempt in 1975 after giving his own sleeping bag to.