Arunima Sinha (born 1988) is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. She is also the first Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest.
She was a national level volleyball player who was pushed from a running train by thieves in 2011 while she was resisting them. As a result, one of her legs had to be amputated below the knee.
Her aim was to climb all the continents’ highest peaks and put the national flag of India. She has already done five peaks: 1. Everest in Asia, 2. Kilimanjaro in Africa, 3. Elbrus in Europe, 4. Kosizko, Australia and 5. Aconcagua in Argentina as the world’s five highest peaks.
The worst tragedy of her life turned Arunima Sinha into a world champion. Watch the journey of this Padma Shri winner who is the first female amputee in the world to conquer the Everest.
