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Quadruple amputee summits Matterhorn

In this handout picture taken Aug. 4,British quadruple amputee mountaineer Jamie Andrew, right, and Steve James, who accompanied him, stand on the Matterhorn in Switzerland. (Courtesy of Jamie Andrew / Associated Press)
In this handout picture taken Aug. 4,British quadruple amputee mountaineer Jamie Andrew, right, and Steve James, who accompanied him, stand on the Matterhorn in Switzerland. (Courtesy of Jamie Andrew / Associated Press)
In this handout picture taken Aug. 4,British quadruple amputee mountaineer Jamie Andrew, right, and Steve James, who accompanied him, stand on the Matterhorn in Switzerland. (Courtesy of Jamie Andrew / Associated Press)

A British mountaineer who climbed Switzerland’s Matterhorn says he is the first quadruple amputee to reach the iconic peak. The claim couldn’t be verified with certainty, but was backed by the warden of the Hoernli Hut base camp, who said he knew of nobody else who’d achieved the feat. Jamie Andrew lost his hands and feet to frostbite after becoming trapped in a snowstorm while mountaineering in France 17 years ago. He spent five years training before attempting to reach the 14,692-feet Alpine summit last Thursday with two seasoned guides from the International School of Mountaineering./ Frank Jordans , AP. More here .

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