Double amputee Hari Bahadur Budha Magar, who scaled Mt Everest on May 19, has been welcomed at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Tuesday. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kiranti, tourism entrepreneurs and Magar Community welcomed Budha at TIA. Photos: Sunita Dangol

Budha Magar arrived in Kathmandu from Lukla this afternoon. Also an ex-Gurkha army, Budha Magar had reached atop the world's highest peak on May 19. With this, he has set a record to become the first double amputee mountaineer climbing Everest.  He had scaled Mt Everest with the support of prosthesis. On the occasion, Minister Kiranti congratulated climber Budha Magar, saying he had shown indomitable courage time and again in his life. Minister Kiranti said, "Budha Magar has given a new message from the top of Everest. He has given a message to the world community that nothing is impossible through hard work and willpower." Similarly, climber Budha Magar extended special gratitude to the team helping him for the success. He said, "My attempt to scale Everest would not have been successful without the team that helped me to reach atop the highest peak putting their life at risk." Budha Magar had lost both legs below the knee to an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2010.