Chitrasen Sahu , the half human Robo is a double leg amputee mountaineer who has set his sights on scaling Mount Everest. He hopes to achieve this dream of his with the help of India’s first indigenous carbon fibre foot for mountain climbing.

One year ago, blade runner and amputee mountaineer Chitrasen Sahu made history as the first double leg amputee from India to successfully scale Mount Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest peak. Soonafter he went on to scale Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia
His success fuelled Chitrasen’s determination to scale Mount Everest . He also realised that his prosthetic leg may not help him battle the challenges of Everest.

“The weight of the prosthetic leg is quite heavy, and this becomes an issue while climbing a steep and rocky mountain”, says Chitrasen.

Chitrasen says the carbon fibre foot is much lighter and tougher. “This will reduce the reduce the weight of the prosthetic leg as well as the additional weight of mountaineering boots”, says Chitrasen.
He is also a national wheelchair basketball player.