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Ed Viesturs. First American to climb all 14 eight-thousanders; 5th person to do so without Oxygen. 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 ...
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.
Viesturs was born in 1959 and now lives in Ketchum, Idaho with his wife of 24 years, Paula, and their four children. He continues to conduct speaking engagements, consult, go on adventures, and guide in Idaho and on Mt. Rainier. In May 2021, he made his 216th ascent of 14,410’ Mt. Rainier. Ed Viesturs is widely regarded as America's foremost ...
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...
May 12, 2021 · 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 ...
Mar 3, 2013 · 1996: Ed Viesturs - Turn Around, Guys! The first American to climb Everest shares his trials and triumphs from the 1963 summit. March 3, 2013. • 35 min read. America's preeminent high-altitude ...
Sep 28, 2023 · Ed Viesturs: All of a sudden, I’m in the Guinness Book Of World Records! People are saying that GWR has stripped Messner of his record, and Ed Viesturs is now the first [to have climbed the 14 ...
