Ed Viesturs

Ed Viesturs is widely regarded as America's foremost high-altitude mountaineer. He has summited Mount Everest seven times, and was a member of 31 Himalayan expeditions to the 8000 meter peaks, reaching the summit on 21 of these. Ed capped his climbing career by reaching the summits of all fourteen of the world’s 8000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, an 18 year project he christened Endeavor 8000. He is one of only a handful of climbers (and the only American) in history to accomplish that feat. In another major achievement, in May 2021, Ed summited Mount Rainier in Washington for the 216th time. Ed Viesturs now acts as a guide for RMI Expeditions, and continues to conduct speaking engagements, consult, and go on adventures any chance he can. This episode, Dylan Taylor of ColoradoWeekendAthlete.com welcomes legendary mountaineer, Ed Viesturs.

 

Ed's Website: https://edviesturs.com/

Read Ed's Books: https://edviesturs.com/collections/books

Follow Ed on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eviesturs?lang=en

Follow Ed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ed_viesturs/?hl=en

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This episode was produced and edited by Will Henry.