Centre member Hari Budha Magar MBE has earned his fifth Guinness World Record after becoming the first double above-amputee to conquer the Seven Summits, climbing the seven tallest mountains on every continent on earth.

His newest achievement forms part of this year’s Guinness World Records Icons campaign, recognising record holders whose achievements have inspired people far beyond the records themselves.

A monumental challenge for any climber, the Seven Summits is one of the most coveted accomplishments in mountaineering.

From the humid rainforests and alpine deserts of Kilimanjaro to the shifting icefalls and unforgiving death zone of Everest, each mountain presented its own unique challenge.

Six years in the making, the mission began in 2019 at the summit of Mont Blanc in France, with Hari completing the Seven Summits in January, after summitting Mount Vinson in Antarctica.

The seven summits were:

:: Mont Blanc (4,806 m), France/Italy: Summit reached on 13 August 2019

:: Kilimanjaro (5,895m), Tanzania: Summit reached on 8 January 2020

:: Everest (8,848m), Nepal/Tibet, China: Summit reached on 19 May 2023

:: Denali/McKinley (6,193 m), Alaska, USA: Summit reached on 28 June 2024

:: Aconcagua (6,961m), Argentina: Summit reached on 22 February 2025

:: Puncak Jaya (4,884m), Papua, Indonesia: Summit reached on 18 October 2025

:: Vinson (4,987m), Antarctica: Summit reached on 6 January 2026

Photos by Guinness World Records