what's it with south africans and prosthetic limbs?

this guy lost his arm in afghanistan and will try to climb everest next month..
http://thedailywh.at/2012/04/16/early-bird-special-279/

Safas and prosthetic limbs I don't know why. Kudos to him for trying through. He might be better off with a prosthetic jumar though as every photo I've seen of guided climbers going up, every single one is using a jumar on the fixed ropes from the Western Cwm to the summit and it is the same on the Northern side.

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Happy climbing
Nic

Couple of Scots in on it too

http://www.jamieandrew.com/mos/Frontpage/Itemid,28/

http://www.mcofs.org.uk/mag_sm25_page10.asp

Kev Shields has climbed E7 and hard winter stuff.

Once met an American who had just come back from Everest having summited as a team of four, one of which was a double amputee from the knees down. must be nice not having to worry about the right socks.

Anything for sponsorship

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If you aren't willing to solve your own problems, how can you expect others to?

What do you mean by "anything for sponsorship"?

I wish Jaco van Gass all the best with his Everest attempt. All suport!

Anything other than sitting around watching sport & TV.