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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 is the only American to climb all 14 peaks over 8000 meters without oxygen. He is also a partner, athlete and designer of HIMALI, a premium mountain apparel brand.
Learn about Ed Viesturs's achievements, awards, books, and philosophy on climbing without supplemental oxygen. He has summited seven Everests and all 14 8000-meter peaks, and is a motivational speaker and advocate for Big City Mountaineers.
Jun 25, 2012 · 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...
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Sep 28, 2023 · Guinness World Records has stripped Reinhold Messner of his title of first up all 14 8,000-meter peaks sans oxygen, and given it to Ed Viesturs. Ed says it’s nonsense.
- Jim Clash
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 summit” of...
Mar 3, 2013 · Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb Everest, shares his experience and decisions during the 1996 season, when 15 climbers died in a storm. Read how he turned around with his IMAX team and witnessed the tragedy on the summit ridge.
