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This photograph taken on April 4, 2018 shows Chinese double amputee climber Xia Boyu, who lost both of his legs during first attempt to climb Everest, during an interview with AFP at Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu, ahead of another attempt to climb the mountain. - The Chinese climber who lost both his legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago is hoping to finally reach the summit of the world's highest peak, after Nepal's top court overruled a government ban on double amputees climbing its mountains. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Nepal-China-mountaineering-disabled,FOCUS by Paavan MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)

This photograph taken on April 4, 2018 shows Chinese double amputee climber Xia Boyu, who lost both of his legs during first attempt to climb Everest, during an interview with AFP at Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu, ahead of another attempt to climb the mountain. - The Chinese climber who lost both his legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago is hoping to finally reach the summit of the world's highest peak, after Nepal's top court overruled a government ban on double amputees climbing its mountains. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Nepal-China-mountaineering-disabled,FOCUS by Paavan MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)
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