Camberley 41 Club Reaches the Summit of Ambition
At our September 23rd Dinner Meeting, the Club proudly welcomed HARI BUDHA, the world’s first double amputee to summit Mount Everest to give the after dinner speech.
As a former Corporal in the British Army’s legendary Gurkha regiment, Hari lost both of his legs in Afghanistan following an IED explosion in 2010. Not wanting disability to stop him, he has been continually working to positively transform the way people with a disability are perceived, and how they perceive themselves. In 2018, he joined forces with other climbers and disability organisations, and in 2023 successfully summited Mount Everest. With this amazing achievement he is inspiring other people facing similar circumstances to believe anything is possible with the right mindset. Hari has blazed new trails for people with disabilities. He has kayaked around the Isle of Wight, completed multiple skydives, paraglided and bungee jumped, and is now embarked on completed his climbs of the highest mountain in all 5 continents.
His talk was humbling, emotional, and inspirational. Everyone was enthralled, and rightly so. Hari received a standing ovation driven by respect and awe for his achievements. His message that anything is possible if you fight off negativity and drive relentlessly to achieve your goal, was pertinent not just to people with physical disabilities but also to each and every one of us as we fight our own anxieties and self success. The Club presented Hari with a Donation of £300 to add to his fund assisting Disabled people to achieve a better life. To learn more go to Hari’s website at https://www.haribudhamagar.com
Some 59 members and guests attended the evening, including our own members, friends, brother 41 Clubs members and several of Hari's comrades from the Royal Gurkha Regiment.
And unsurprisingly, Hari is good at Golf too. On the afternoon of the talk, Mike Mawtus, Mike Franzkowiak and Kaji Sherpa hosted him at the Top Golf Range. Would have been playing at Camberley Heath but we were sadly rained off.
