Xia Boyu, a 69-year-old double amputee who conquered Mt.Qomolangma, was captured challenging a steep mountain in east China's Taizhou city in Zhejiang Province on Monday. /VCG Photo

Xia lost his legs in 1975 when he tried to scale Mt.Qomolangma as part of China's national expedition team. Confronted with high-altitude storms, the climbers had to turn back. Xia suffered severe frostbite giving up his sleeping bag to a teammate and had to have his legs amputated. /VCG Photo

The brave man didn't give up his dream. After recovering from the operation, Xia started training with prosthesis so that he could tackle Mt.Qomolangma again. /VCG Photo

After four failed attempts, Xia finally scaled the 8,848-meter peak last May and since kept challenging China's mountaintops. /VCG Photo