Mark Inglis
Mark Inglis , ONZM (born September 27, 1959 ) is a New Zealand extreme athlete . He succeeded in 2006 as the first on both sides amputee , the Mount Everest to climb. After his expedition in 2006, three fingers and two fingertips had to be amputated and his legs further shortened. He was accused of refusing to help the dying mountaineer David Sharp on his ascent . He then publicly expressed his astonishment that in view of the 40 other people who also passed the dying Sharp, he of all people was accused of having been amputated on both sides of the leg, when he was obviously the least able to do anything to save him to do.
At the 2000 Summer Paralympics , he won a silver medal in the 1 km time trial.
Life
Inglis started working as a professional mountaineer at the age of 20. In November 1982 he and Philip Doole were surprised by a snow storm while climbing Aoraki / Mount Cook . They were able to save themselves in an ice cave, from which they could only get out again after 13 days. Both climbers suffered severe frostbite on their lower legs, which resulted in an amputation of both legs.
In 2004 he stood on the summit of Cho Oyu . This made him the second person with a leg amputated on both sides to stand on the summit of an 8000 meter.
Web links
- Mark Inglis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website by Mark Inglis (English)
- Will and madness - Mark Inglis wanted to climb Mount Everest. Berliner Zeitung , archived from the original on March 14, 2008 ; accessed on August 26, 2014 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Serious allegations against the New Zealander Mark Inglis
- ↑ Interview with Mark Inglis . Retrieved December 19, 2013.
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| SURNAME | Inglis, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand extreme athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1959 |