A record-breaking endurance athlete turned to meditation to reach his goals. He learned to let go of them, too.

Hari Budha Magar, the first bilateral above-the-knee amputee to summit a peak upward of 19,000 feet, discusses the mental, physical, and legal roadblocks he must overcome as he plans to climb Mount Everest in 2019.

Q&A with Lhakpa Sherpa, who holds the women’s record for most Everest summits