Three US amputees have endured tumbles and sores to climb Mt Kilimanjaro - with only one good leg among them. The veterans - of Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq - hiked to the top of Africa's highest peak to show that disability need not lead to inactivity. The trip up the 19,330ft Tanzanian mountain typically takes three or four days and the trio completed it in six, reports the BBC. They had to stop frequently to adjust their titanium prosthetic legs, as they slipped constantly on the loose scree-covered paths. The hikers were Dan Nevins, 37, who lost his legs in Iraq; Neil Duncan, 26, who lost both legs in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2005; and Kirk Bauer, 62, who lost a leg in Vietnam in 1969. "If three amputees from three different wars and two different generations with literally one good leg can climb Kilimanjaro, our other disabled friends can get out and go hiking or go biking or swim a mile, can get out and lead a healthy life," said Mr Bauer. Mr Nevins developed a bad sore on one of his stumps and after reaching the peak was evacuated on a wheeled stretcher. Mr Bauer is executive director of Disabled Sports USA, an organisation that promotes physical fitness and sport participation for individuals with disabilities. Source: orange news