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First Blind Person to Summit Mount Everest with Erik Weihenmayer
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Erik Weihenmayer made history in 2001 as the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. By 2008, he had completed the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent. Since then, Erik has embraced a wide range of adventure sports from paragliding in the Rocky Mountains and ice climbing in Nepal to kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon.
Connect with Erik:
Listen to the Camp Nowhere Podcast
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Capital One and the REI Co-op® Mastercard®
- Honey Stinger
361 episodes
Manage episode 473229375 series 2873188
Erik Weihenmayer made history in 2001 as the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. By 2008, he had completed the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent. Since then, Erik has embraced a wide range of adventure sports from paragliding in the Rocky Mountains and ice climbing in Nepal to kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon.
Connect with Erik:
Listen to the Camp Nowhere Podcast
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Capital One and the REI Co-op® Mastercard®
- Honey Stinger
361 episodes
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