#Tenacious Tuesday honoring the story of Erik Weihenmayer, who has climbed Mount Everest, raced across the Moroccan desert, and kayaked the Grand Canyons deadliest rapids – all without being able to see. Despite losing his vision at the age of 13, Erik Weihenmayer has become one of the most accomplished adventurers in the world. Re-defining what it means to be blind, Erik has opened the minds of people around the world. He is the only blind person who has reached the summit of Mount Everest and the tallest peak on each continent. The 45-year-old pro adventurer is best known as the only blind person to climb Mount Everest, in 2001, a feat that landed him on the cover of Time at age 32 and made him an international symbol of courage. Weihenmayer also solo skydives and paraglides. He skis double-black slopes and backcountry. He and a small team raced a dozen others across the deserts of Morocco. He has climbed each of mountaineerings vaunted Seven Summits and scaled the 3,000-foot rock face of Yosemites El Capitan, along with the 2,000-foot, technically tougher frozen Himalayan waterfall Losar. The things I could not do, I would let go; but the things I could do, I would learn to do well. Erik Weihenmayer has proven to be one incredible and #Tenacious adventurer, inspiring us all to do whatever we set our minds to!
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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