On Monday, Chinese climber and double amputee, Xia Boyu successfully reached the peak of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest. The 69-year-old man had prepared for an estimated 43 years. In today's Our Story, we bring you his journey to the world's highest mountain.

Xia Boyu "Today is May 14th, 2018. It's 8:31 am Nepal time. I am finally standing on the top of Mount Everest, which I have been dreaming for 41 years."

A live recording of Xia when he reached the summit of the world's highest peak.

This was his fifth attempt. Before that, he failed all four times due to extreme weather.

The first time Xia Boyu tried to climb Mount Everest, he lost his feet.

It was 1975. Xia was headed up the mountain with a Chinese national mountaineering team.

They encountered a nasty winter storm. Xia's feet were numb with severe frostbite and needed to be amputated.

Twenty years later, Xia developed lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer.

However, none of these misfortunes could stop him.

XIA BOYU "I have experienced a lot since I lost my feet and suffered from cancer. It's my dream that supports me to this very day. My dream helps me survive."

His success follows years of training.

He gets up at 5 o'clock every morning, doing 1,500 10-kilogram squats, 100 pull-ups, 360 push-ups and 240 sit-ups.

XIA BOYU "The reason why I keep exercising is that I want to maintain physical strength. Every time people ask me what the most difficult thing for me is in all the attempts to scale Mount Qomolangma, I say that it's to keep exercising every day. You have to be as energetic as a young man and your physical stamina should meet the standards required to climb Mount Qomolangma. That's the most difficult thing."

Xia's cancer was brought under control in 2012 and he's seen a successful recovery. CGTN.