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ben87
May 12, 2005, 6:16 PM
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Ed Viesturs summited Annapurna today - becoming the first American to summit all 14 8000 meter summits on earth. All without oxygen.
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andy_reagan
May 12, 2005, 6:23 PM
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Bad ass! Congratulations to him and his sponsors!
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climboard
May 12, 2005, 6:30 PM
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Way to go Ed!
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jdouble
May 12, 2005, 6:31 PM
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Fantastic Ed!!!!!!!
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mattq331
May 12, 2005, 6:51 PM
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In reply to: skibabeage moved this thread from World Climbing News to General.
I dunno Skibabeage, surely a more appropriate forum for this thread would be "Attention Whores"?
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hangerlessbolt
May 12, 2005, 6:52 PM
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The guy’s amazing.
Totally stoked for him and dig his style.
“Getting to the top is optional, but getting down is mandatory. A lot of people get focused on the summit and forget that.”
“There isn’t a mountain on earth that I’m willing to lose even the tip of my pinky from frostbite for”
Ed Viesturs
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iamthewallress
May 12, 2005, 6:52 PM
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The article said that he was the 'first American.' Which non-americans have accomplished this awesome feat?
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chanceboarder
May 12, 2005, 7:06 PM
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awesome, that's an amazing accomplishment!
congrats to Ed.
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banzai
May 12, 2005, 7:10 PM
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In reply to: The article said that he was the 'first American.' Which non-americans have accomplished this awesome feat?
Here's all the info:
http://www.everestnews.com/8000.htm
This one person (Jerzy Kukuczka) did it in only 8 years, that's almost 2 sucessful 8000m summits per year!
F.
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ben87
May 12, 2005, 7:14 PM
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In reply to: The article said that he was the 'first American.' Which non-americans have accomplished this awesome feat?
what I read said that Reinhold Messner was first - in 1986 - and about 12 others have done it
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duality4569
May 12, 2005, 7:15 PM
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Hell YEA! :twisted:
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wingnut
May 12, 2005, 10:57 PM
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Wow.
so he's one of 2 people to do it without oxygen :o .
'mazing.
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roadman33
May 13, 2005, 1:34 AM
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WOW!!
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crotch
May 13, 2005, 2:58 AM
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I was under the impression that he hadn't climbed Shishangpangma. Is this wrong? In any case, it's an amazing accomplishment and congratulations are due.
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mrtristan
May 13, 2005, 3:11 AM
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In reply to: I was under the impression that he hadn't climbed Shishangpangma. Is this wrong? In any case, it's an amazing accomplishment and congratulations are due.
He climbed it once, didnt get quite to the very tippy top, then did it again to appease the naysayers.
-Tristan
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