Invictus Games champion climbs mountain unaided

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Viral invictus games champion becomes first double knww amputee to scale

An Invictus Games champion has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to scale the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro UNAIDED.

A British army hero has become the first military double amputee to reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Pte James Rose, 32, of 2 YORKS, had both legs blown off by an undetected riverside IED during a foot patrol in Afghanistan in 2009.

Despite suffering with PTSD since the attack, the injured vet threw himself into competitive sports including rowing and hand-cycling.

This video was filmed on 8th September 2019.

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