Ed Viesturs

CONGRATULATIONS TO ED on his seventh summit of Mt. Everest!

Ed made the first of his 200 summit trips up Mount Rainier, while he was studying at the University of Washington, during the winter of 1978. Most of his other ascents have been made while working for Rainier Mountaineering, Inc.

Ed has repeatedly proven himself as America's leading high-altitude mountaineer, having ascended many of the world's most challenging peaks, many of those without the aid of supplemental oxygen. His mountaineering prowess has led to several remarkable climbing records, the most notable of which is becoming the first non-Sherpa to climb Mount Everest five times and make it down alive. Three of those trips were without bottled oxygen. Ed also became the first American and one of only five people to climb the highest peaks on all six continents, yet again without supplemental oxygen.

His latest quest, to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains with elevations over 8,000 meters without the use of supplemental oxygen, was completed on May 12, 2005, when he stood on the top of Annapurna. Only nine others have done so, seven of them forgoing oxygen. Ed is the first American to top all fourteen.

ED'S INTERVIEW ON SPORTS RADIO 950 KJR

Listen to the Interview

Mike Gastineau, aka the Gas Man, talks to Ed about climbing 8,000m peaks and respecting Mt. Rainier. Link provided courtesy of KJR-AM - Clear Channel Radio.

K2: LIFE AND DEATH ON THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN

Ed Viesturs' K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain

Autographed Copy. The deadly history of the world's most-dangerous mountain illuminates the many lessons both climbers and non-climbers alike can glean from K2, aptly named Savage Mountain.

NO SHORTCUTS TO THE TOP, PAPERBACK EDITION

Ed Viesturs' No Shortcuts to the Top

Autographed Copy, Paperback Edition. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen.