Nepal UK
London – Gurkha veteran, Hari Budha Magar and fellow climbers Mingma Sherpa and Abiral Rai have successfully summited Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) - the tallest mountain in Oceania with an elevation of 4,884m.
They reached the summit at 07:00 on 18 October, 2025, reports said.
Hari also set a recording of becoming the first double above-knee amputee to climb the tallest mountain in Oceania. It also marks the completion of the 6th peak of his 7 summits campaign, which he hopes to complete in December 2025/January 2026 in Antarctica.
Hari is climbing the 7 Summits to make awareness of disability, and to inspire people to ‘climb their own mountains’, whatever they may be, and conquer their dreams.
“I found Puncak Jaya to be one of the most difficult mountains of the 7 Summits, but with encouragement and teamwork, we all made the summit together. I would like to thank my team members, Mingma Sherpa and Abiral Rai, who came all the way from Nepal to support me, along with two local guides Poxi and Hatta, the teams at Seven Summit Treks, 14 Peaks Expeditions, and local company Tropic Adventures for arranging our logistics,” Budha Magar said.
Mingma summed up the technical challenge of this climb saying that he had the Mt Everest 10 times but Puncak Jaya was harder than Mt. Everest.
Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid is on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of 4,884m, it is the highest mountain peak of an island, and the highest peak in Indonesia and within Oceania. The mountain is located in the Sudirman Range of the highlands of Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia.
