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Edmund Viesturs (Fort Wayne, Indiana, 22 de junio de 1959) es uno de los principales montañistas de grandes alturas del mundo. Es el primer estadounidense, y 12º en el ranking mundial en alcanzar las 14 montañas de más de 8000 metros, conocidas como ochomiles. [1]
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's Bio. 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.
3 de mar. de 2013 · March 03, 2013. • 35 min read. 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...
9 de nov. de 2023 · El reconocido montañista estadounidense Ed Viesturs volvió a relativizar el récord que desde fecha reciente le adjudica la marca Guinness World Record, de ser el primer escalador en el mundo en ascender los 14 picos de más de 8,000 metros sin oxígeno adicional.
25 de jun. de 2012 · 1.3M views 11 years ago. After surviving a terrifying avalanche, Ed Viesturs is the first American to summit all 14 of the world's highest mountains without supplemental oxygen. Subscribe: http...
