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Ed Viesturs

Born

in Fort Wayne, Indiana, The United States

June 22, 1959

Website

http://www.edviesturs.com

Genre

Nonfiction, Memoir

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Ed Viesturs is America's leading high altitude mountaineer, having climbed many of the world's most challenging summits, including ascending Mount Everest seven times. He recently completed a 16-year quest to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains (above 8,000 meters) without the use of supplemental oxygen. In doing so, he became the first American and the 5th person in the world to accomplish this. He reached the summit of his 14th peak, Annapurna, on May 12, 2005.

"When I first attempt a Himalayan peak," Viesturs explains, "I climb without bottled oxygen, even if it keeps me from reaching the summit. My personal goal is to see how I can perform, to experience the mountain as it is without reducing it to my level. For me, how I reach ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 21,627 ratings · 1,387 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts 4.14 avg rating — 11,728 ratings — published 2006 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts 4.02 avg rating — 7,161 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna--the World's Deadliest Peak by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts 4.03 avg rating — 1,432 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mountain: My Time on Everest by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Himalayan Quest: Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants by Ed Viesturs, David Breashears (Introduction), Peter Potterfield 4.10 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Shortcuts to the Top: 1st (first) edition Text Only by Ed Viesturs (Illustrator), David Roberts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EXTINCTION HORIZON: Ebola: The Ebola Virus Is Here To Kill You! Be Prepared and Learn The Facts To Prevent It…Before It Gets You! (Survival, Survival Books, ... Virus, Outbreak, Disease Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mountain: My Time on Everest, Library Edition by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts (contributor), Tom Beyer (narrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	livro k2 life and death on the wor ed viesturs Ed. 0 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Annapurna: La montagna più difficile 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory.”
― Ed Viesturs, No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

tags: climbing, hiking, mountaineering, safety

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“Mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.”
― Ed Viesturs, No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

tags: climbing, inspirational, mountaineering, travel

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“Dreams are not made to put us to sleep, but to awaken us.”
― Ed Viesturs, No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

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