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Erik Weihenmayer
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Erik Weihenmayer

Erik Weihenmayer is the world's leading blind athlete and the only blind person in history to reach the Seven Summits, including Everest. Erik inspires millions of people each year through his climbing expeditions, nonprofit outreach, and keynote presentations. He is author of Touch the Top of the World, which was made into a TV movie, and subject of the award-winning documentary Farther Than the Eye Can See. Erik has been featured on the cover of Time and lives with his family in Golden, Colorado.

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The Adversity Advantage will be released on February 21, 2012 in eBook
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The Adversity Advantage will be released on August 10, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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The Adversity Advantage is now available in Trade Paperback
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Oct 02, 2009
The Adversity Advantage will be released on January 01, 2008 in Trade Paperback
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The Adversity Advantage will be released on January 02, 2007 in Hardcover
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The Adversity Advantage will be released on January 02, 2007 in eBook
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 6, 2012
...just teasing," she said. And I didn't hear any more about it. Then, 10 years later, Erik Weihenmayer had to go climb Everest, which really put on the pressure. I was a veteran blind person. I sure didn't expect I'd have to climb K2 to...
PRLog, September 24, 2012
...- I In addition to summiting Everest in 2001, Erik Weihenmayer has climbed the tallest peak on each of the seven continents, run marathons in Charlotte, Havana, and New York, completed adventure races- including Arctic Team Challenge and Primal Quest...
Casper Star Tribune, May 25, 2012
...Erik Weihenmayer, a blind adventurer who has climbed the summit of the highest mountains on each of the seven continents, will be the keynote speaker at the Wind River Outdoor Writers...
The Atlantic Wire, January 18, 2013
...the members of our conference and their families. We heard some inspiring stories from some incredible people, like Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest. We spent a great deal of time discussing how we can help restore...
Reuters via Yahoo!, January 18, 2013
...the members of our conference and their families. We heard some inspiring stories from some incredible people, like Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest. We spent a great deal of time discussing how we can help restore a...
Yahoo!, January 18, 2013
...the members of our conference and their families. We heard some inspiring stories from some incredible people, like Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest. We spent a great deal of time discussing how we can help restore a...
Yahoo!, January 18, 2013
...the members of our conference and their families. We heard some inspiring stories from some incredible people, like Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest. We spent a great deal of time discussing how we can help restore a...
The Atlantic Wire, January 18, 2013
...the members of our conference and their families. We heard some inspiring stories from some incredible people, like Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest. We spent a great deal of time discussing how we can help restore...
National Review, January 18, 2013
...she called a four-letter word that should be used sparingly, or not at all. Lower expectations are rampant. Erik Weihenmayer, a blind mountain climber who made it to the top of Mount Everest a decade ago, spoke on Wednesday night, and his story gave...
Yahoo! News, January 17, 2013
...what they're supposed to be fighting for. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell also stopped by, as well as Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man ever to climb Mt. Everest. According to those present, the room was captivated. He spoke about "using adversity" as an...