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Edmund Viesturs (born June 22, 1959) is an American high-altitude mountaineer, corporate speaker, and well known author in the mountain climbing community. He was the first American to climb all 14 of the eight-thousander mountains, and the 5th person to do so without supplemental oxygen. [ 1]
Ed Viesturs has successfully reached the summits of all of the world’s fourteen 8000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, an 18 year project he christened Endeavor 8000. His goal was completed on May 12, 2005 with his ascent of Annapurna one of the world’s most treacherous peaks.
Ed Viesturs is widely regarded as America's foremost high-altitude mountaineer. He is familiar to many from the 1996 IMAX Everest Expedition documentary. In 1992 he received the American Alpine Club Sowles Award for his participation in two rescues on K2.
Jun 25, 2012 · After surviving a terrifying avalanche, Ed Viesturs is the first American to summit all 14 of the world's highest mountains without supplemental oxygen. Sub...
Ed Viesturs, an RMI guide, has climbed Mt. Everest 7 times and all 14 of the world's highest mountains with elevations over 8,000 meters without supplemental oxygen.
Sep 28, 2023 · Guinness World Records has stripped Reinhold Messner of his title of first up all 14 8,000-meter peaks sans oxygen, and given it to Ed Viesturs. Ed says it’s nonsense.
Mar 3, 2013 · America's preeminent high-altitude mountaineer dissects the decisions made during 1996—then the deadliest season in Everest's history. Adapted from No Shortcuts to the Top, by Ed Viesturs with...
Jan 5, 2015 · World class climber Ed Viesturs shares his extraordinary stories of climbing the tallest mountains without supplementary oxygen. Ed Viesturs is a professional mountaineer who successfully...
Nov 27, 2007 · For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest.
Mar 6, 2012 · On May 12, 2005, high-altitude mountaineer Ed Viesturs reached the summit of Annapurna, a peak in the Nepali Himalaya that is, in terms of summit-to-kill ratio, the deadliest mountain in the...
Jun 17, 2005 · SEATTLE – As he hit the peak of his career as perhaps America’s most accomplished mountain climber, Ed Viesturs decided to retire.When he reached the summit of 26,545-foot Annapurna in Nepal on...
Mar 12, 2009 · On March 25, Ed Viesturs, America’s preeminent high altitude mountaineer, will officially un-retire.
Sep 9, 2009 · Co-writing with adventure contributor David Roberts, renowned alpinist Ed Viesturs relays a history of the mountain through tales of those who’ve climbed it, including his own.
Ed Viesturs, known as "The Chevy truck of mountaineering," is one of the world's pre-eminent high-altitude climbers and guides. Among his many mountaineering...
Ed Viesturs. Legendary climber Ed Viesturs summited Everest without the aid of supplemental oxygen. He is the only American to have successfully reached the summit of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen and is one of only a handful of climbers ever to accomplish this.
Ed Viesturs @ed_viesturs is known for being the first, and to date the only, American Mountaineer to climb all of the 14 x 8,000 meter peaks. He did so without the use of supplemental oxygen. He has inspired countless individuals to step up their game and follow their passions.
For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the...
May 12, 2021 · Ed Viesturs believes he knows. He is one of the 44, the only American on the list. In 1993, climbing alone and without supplemental oxygen or ropes, Viesturs reached the “central summit” of...
Nov 10, 2023 · The whole series of events did not sit well with Ed Viesturs, the legendary alpinist who in 2005 became the first American to ascend the 8,000-meter peaks without using supplemental oxygen. I spoke to Viesturs, 64, in October about the state of Himalayan climbing, and whether or not he believes Messner’s record should still stand.
From a boy who grew up on the flatlands of Illinois, Ed has established himself as America's premier high-altitude mountaineer. He's the first American and t...
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Ed Zeidler practices in the St. Louis, Missouri, office of Brown & James, P.C. The hallmark of Mr. Zeidler’s practice is early and thoughtful case evaluation followed by the identification of focused objectives that are in line with his client’s best interests, and the aggressive pursuit of those objectives.