Erik Weihenmayer
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Erik Weihenmayer is a world-class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber. Erik was the first blind man to summit McKinley, scale the infamous 3,300-foot rock wall of El Capitan and then Argentina's Aconcagua. He was vis mere married to his longtime sweet-heart at 13,000 feet on Kilimanjaro. He is on course to reach all Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent. He lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter. vis mindre
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Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey… af Erik Weihenmayer
In life the best stories are often from people uniquely qualified to tell them and this is definitely one of those stories. You don't have to be a climbing enthusiast to draw tremendous inspiration from Erik Weihenmayer's courage and determination in reaching the summits of the world's largest peaks under his own steam. He's not only an example for others with vision impairments or serious disabilities, he is a living example of how much more any human can achieve when they don't let the naysayers shut them down.… (mere)
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WOW! I love the determination to break past any barriers! Erik was met by challenge after challenge as he planned to kayak the Grand Canyon as a blind man. Excellent read to motivate young people to set goals, never give up, and stay determined!
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to summit Everest and has gone on to continue to challenge himself and others with his No Barriers movement. This book continues the story after the Everest expedition including his solo Kayak of the Grand Canyon.
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