70-year-old Chinese double amputee climber scales Qomolangma
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He had lost both his legs in 1975 during his first attempt to reach the summit due to frostbite.
Xia had attempted for the summit in 2014, 2015 and 2016 as well, but his dreams were shattered owing to avalanche, earthquake and bad weather respectively.
According to Nepal's tourism department, the official government body which issues climbing permits for the Qomolangma expedition, 346 mountaineers from 38 Nepali and foreign teams have taken the permits for expedition this year.
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