Earlier this year, double amputees Justin Davis and Hari Budha-Magar successfully scaled to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. 

The pair joined forces to climb the world’s highest free-standing mountain in aid of Make-A-Wish Foundation UK. It took them six days to scale the 5,895-metre peak.

Hari and Justin both served in Afghanistan; Hari with the Royal Gurkha Rifles and Justin with the Rifles, and both lost their legs above the knee in IED strikes.

“Reaching the highest point in Africa was a truly humbling experience,” said Justin. “The first four days were easy compared to the 12-hour overnight summit attempt. For that final part of the climb we set off at 10pm and reached the summit at 10am the following morning. It took unrelenting effort, physical endurance and extreme mental resilience!”

Kilimanjaro is not the only mountain the pair plan to summit. Justin is getting ready to climb Mount Elbrus in Russia in July while Hari is working towards scaling Mount Everest in 2021.

“We took on Kilimanjaro to test our mind, body, emotions, kit, equipment, technology, team and limit,” said Hari. “Being double above-knee amputees, Justin and I had to focus on every single step. Afterwards, every part of our body was painful.