First Chinese handicapped mountaineer scales world's highest mountain

<p>Xia Boyu, a 69-year-old Chinese mountaineer, has becomes the first disabled climber to&nbsp; scale Mount Qomolangma in China, the highest mountain in the world known as Mount Everest in the West.</p><p>In 1975, Xia gave his sleeping bag to a companion, which caused his legs to become frostbitten and amputated.</p><p>After that, Xia has suffered from cancer, avalanches, major surgery and other tribulations, but he has never given up his dream of scaling Qomolangma with an optimistic and brave heart.</p><p>For 43 years, Xia has tried five times. He finally succeeded on date, becoming the first Chinese handicapped mountaineer to scale the 8,848-meter-high peak.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">(Video edited by Chen Xiangru, compiled by Bao Han)</span></p>