A former soldier has become the first above-the-knee double amputee to conquer the Matterhorn. Neil Heritage, 39, lost his legs after a suicide bombing in Iraq in 2004.
But the determined former corporal worked hard in a lengthy rehabilitation and adapted to his prosthetic limbs. He has completed triathlons, learned to scuba dive and ski, and completed a 3,000-mile row across the Atlantic.
And he has now reached summit of the 14,692ft peak in the Alps – one of the most dangerous in the world. Speaking during his descent, he said: “It was a challenge.
It’s been a dream for a long time.” Neil made it up the near-vertical mountainside in three days, reaching the peak at lunchtime on Friday.
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