Russia’s Nabiev sets sights on Paralympics after conquering Mount Everest

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 22, 2026 · 146 words

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What to know about Russia’s Nabiev sets sights on Paralympics after conquering Mount Everest

Russian mountaineer Rustam Nabiev, who lost both legs in a 2015 accident, recently became the first person to summit Mount Everest using only his hands. Nabiev expressed his intention to compete in the next Paralympics in an individual sport rather than sledge hockey.

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What happened

Russian mountaineer Rustam Nabiev, the first person ever to scale Mount Everest using only his hands, told TASS on Friday that he expected to compete in the next Paralympics for his country.

Why it matters

"Well, I do plan to compete as a Paralympian again.

Common ground

But I don't think in sledge hockey," Nabiev, who used to play for Russia’s Fenix sledge hockey club for several years, said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian mountaineer Rustam Nabiev, the first person ever to scale Mount Everest using only his hands”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (The Tourism Times, TASS, and another news report) confirm that Rustam Nabiev became the first person to summit Mount Everest using only his arms/hands.

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web search NEUTRAL — Former Russian paratrooper Rustam Nabiev made mountaineering history on May 20, becoming the first person in the history of alpinism to summit Mount Everest (8,848.86m) using only his arms, without th…
https://thetourismtimes.com/news/climbing/history-on-everest…

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web search NEUTRAL — Upon summiting Mount Everest using only his hands, disabled mountaineer Rustam Nabiev proudly planted a Russian flag at the peak, saying later that he saw it as a symbol of the strength of the Russian…
https://tass.com/sports/2134733

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web search NEUTRAL — Rustam Nabiev became the first double amputee to climb Mount Everest using only his armsNabiev lost both legs in a 2015 military barracks collapse and is a former paratrooperHe reached Everest’s summi…
https://www.ndtv.com/feature/rustam-nabiev-ex-russian-soldie…

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Claim 2: “On May 21, Nabiev became the first person ever to summit Mount Everest using only his hands.”

MISLEADING

The claim states he summited on May 21. However, three independent sources (The Tourism Times, TASS, and the quote from Nabiev himself) explicitly state the date was May 20.

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web search NEUTRAL — "On May 20, at 8:16 a.m. Nepali time, for the first time in the history of mountaineering, I, Rustam Nabiyev, ascended to the top of Mount Everest with only one hand!
https://iz.ru/en/node/2101297

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web search NEUTRAL — Nabiev is the first person ever to scale Mount Everest using only his hands. "I understood that I had become not only the first person in the world, but also the first Russian to represent his country…
https://tass.com/sports/2134733

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Claim 3: “Nabiev, 34, lost both legs after his military barrack in the northern city of Omsk caved in in 2015.”

DISPUTED

While multiple sources confirm he lost both legs in a 2015 military barracks collapse in Omsk, there is a contradiction regarding his age. One source lists him as 29 years old, while the claim states he is 34. Given the 2015 accident date, both ages are plausible depending on the publication date of the sources, but the specific age of 34 is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier this month, Rustam Nabiev became the first person without legs to climb Nepal's 26,781-foot Mount Manaslu — the world's eighth-highest mountain. Nabiev, 29, is a former paratrooper from Russia…
https://theweek.com/world/1005871/russian-man-becomes-1st-pe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Former Russian paratrooper Rustam Nabiev, who lost both legs in 2015 when a barracks collapsed, successfully reached the summit of Mera Peak (6,470m) at 6:35 AM on April 22, continuing one of the most…
https://thetourismtimes.com/news/climbing/double-amputee-rus…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rustam Nabiev, who lost both legs, climbed the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, reaching an altitude of 8,849 meters using only his hands.
https://kz.kursiv.media/en/2026-05-22/engk-nknk-content-crea…

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Claim 4: “Nabiev, who used to play for Russia’s Fenix sledge hockey club for several years”

CORROBORATED

Two independent sources confirm his involvement with the Fenix sledge hockey club: one explicitly mentions he played for the club for several years, and another mentions he was invited to play sledge ice hockey after his accident.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rustam Nabiev is a former Russian paratrooper in the Russian Airborne Forces. On July 12, 2015, his military training barracks in Omsk collapsed while the soldiers were sleeping. He required 16 surger…
https://www.wionews.com/world/rustam-nabiev-everest-without-…

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web search NEUTRAL — But I don't think in sledge hockey," Nabiev, who used to play for Russia's Fenix sledge hockey club for several years, said. "I realized that I'm not a team player.
https://tass.com/sports/2135301

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web search NEUTRAL — After the tragedy, Rustam was invited to play sledge ice hockey, and he agreed. "Previously, I was never interested in hockey and had never played; I didn't even know the rules.
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/327700-inspiring-instagram-ru…

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