(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 3, 2023, Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar poses during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu. Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar scaled Mount Everest on May 19, his public relation team said, becoming the first double above-the-knee amputee to climb the world's highest peak with 8,849-metre (29,032-foot). (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)