Emma McLaughlan reviewing High-tech Legs on Everest by Mark Inglis.
I found Legs on Everest a really enjoyable non-fiction book and feel that everyone over 9 years old should read it. It is interesting and inspiring!
Mark Inglis is a mountaineer, brought up in South Canterbury. 20 years ago he suffered frosbite, whilst on an expedition on Mount Cook Aoraki. His legs had to be amputated. In 2000 he won a silver medal in the Paralympics for track cycling.
This book tells of his achievement of a huge dream, to climb Mt Everest on his amputated legs. It is illustrated with cool photos and full of mountaineering facts. You feel like you are climbing the mountain with him.
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