Paralysed man's summiting of Everest 2.0 a lesson in 'perseverance and compassion'

A paraplegic man's herculean effort to conquer a formidable obstacle with the help of his father and other athletes has blown away organisers of a global endurance event.

Josh Landmann, who was left paralysed from the chest down three years ago, has become an inspirational hero for Tough Mudder after last week's event in the midlands region of the UK.

Wheelchair-bound Landmann was pushed, heaved and shoved across 8km of mud and unrelenting, undulating terrain by his father, Neil.

But the pair's already remarkable effort was immortalised when they reached the daunting Everest 2.0 obstacle, a greasy ramp where athletes must use a heavy rope to drag themselves to the top.

The Tough Mudder blog described the 90 seconds it took Landmann to conquer Everest 2.0 as "a very special video".

After a couple of agonisingly close near-misses, a collection of total strangers successfully help Landmann to the summit.

The sight of a mud-caked Landmann making it to the top shows "incredible perseverance in the face of adversity and the respect and compassion of those around him", the Tough Mudder blog wrote.

Landmann is now training to complete a triathlon and has his sights set on a full length Tough Mudder, a 16km course with 20 gruelling obstacles.