1. Erik Weihenmayer was born on September 23,1968 and is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker.
12 Facts About Erik Weihenmayer
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Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25,2001.
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Erik Weihenmayer completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, one of only 150 mountaineers at the time to do so, but the only climber to achieve this while blind.
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In September 2014, Erik Weihenmayer and blinded Navy veteran Lonnie Bedwell kayaked the entire 277 miles of the Grand Canyon, considered one of the most formidable whitewater locations in the world.
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Erik Weihenmayer was born September 23,1968, in Princeton, New Jersey.
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On May 25,2001, Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Erik Weihenmayer completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, joining 150 mountaineers at the time who had accomplished that feat, but as the only blind climber.
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In September 2014, Erik Weihenmayer and blinded Navy veteran, Lonnie Bedwell, kayaked the entire 277-miles of the Grand Canyon.
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In 2006, Erik Weihenmayer created the Adventure Team Challenge, a first-of-its-kind adventure race in which teams of disabled and non-disabled athletes compete; his team won five years in a row.
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Erik Weihenmayer was featured in the 2012 award-winning film, High Ground.
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In 2017, Erik Weihenmayer was named one of "The 25 Most Adventurous Men of the Past 25 Years" by Men's Journal.
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In 2023, Erik Weihenmayer was featured in the movie "Life is Climbing" about blind climber Koichiro Kobayashi.