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Double amputee Xia Boyu attempts a via ferrata climbing route at Shenxianju, a geological site known for its cliffs and waterfalls, in Taizhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2019. A via ferrata is a protected climbing route. Xia became a double amputee after suffering severe frostbite in both feet while attempting to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The 70 year old scaled the world's highest peak as the first double amputee climber from the Nepali side on May 14, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Ying Jianfei)

Double amputee Xia Boyu attempts a via ferrata climbing route at Shenxianju, a geological site known for its cliffs and waterfalls, in Taizhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2019. A via ferrata is a protected climbing route. Xia became a double amputee after suffering severe frostbite in both feet while attempting to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The 70 year old scaled the world's highest peak as the first double amputee climber from the Nepali side on May 14, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Ying Jianfei)

Double amputee Xia Boyu attempts a via ferrata climbing route at Shenxianju, a geological site known for its cliffs and waterfalls, in Taizhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2019. A via ferrata is a protected climbing route. Xia became a double amputee after suffering severe frostbite in both feet while attempting to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The 70 year old scaled the world's highest peak as the first double amputee climber from the Nepali side on May 14, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Ying Jianfei)

Double amputee Xia Boyu attempts a via ferrata climbing route at Shenxianju, a geological site known for its cliffs and waterfalls, in Taizhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2019. A via ferrata is a protected climbing route. Xia became a double amputee after suffering severe frostbite in both feet while attempting to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The 70 year old scaled the world's highest peak as the first double amputee climber from the Nepali side on May 14, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Ying Jianfei)

Double amputee Xia Boyu attempts a via ferrata climbing route at Shenxianju, a geological site known for its cliffs and waterfalls, in Taizhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2019. A via ferrata is a protected climbing route. Xia became a double amputee after suffering severe frostbite in both feet while attempting to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The 70 year old scaled the world's highest peak as the first double amputee climber from the Nepali side on May 14, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Ying Jianfei)

Double amputee Xia Boyu attempts a via ferrata climbing route at Shenxianju, a geological site known for its cliffs and waterfalls, in Taizhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2019. A via ferrata is a protected climbing route. Xia became a double amputee after suffering severe frostbite in both feet while attempting to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The 70 year old scaled the world's highest peak as the first double amputee climber from the Nepali side on May 14, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Ying Jianfei)

Double amputee Xia Boyu attempts a via ferrata climbing route at Shenxianju, a geological site known for its cliffs and waterfalls, in Taizhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 14, 2019. A via ferrata is a protected climbing route. Xia became a double amputee after suffering severe frostbite in both feet while attempting to climb Mount Qomolangma in 1975. The 70 year old scaled the world's highest peak as the first double amputee climber from the Nepali side on May 14, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Ying Jianfei)