Kangchenjunga
Everest
K2
Lhotse
Cho Oyu
Makalu
Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum I
Broad Peak
Manaslu
Dhualagiri
Shishapangma
Nanga Parbat
Annapurna
How is global warming really changing our world?
Ed Viesturs is joining renowned Polar explorer and dogsledder Will Steger this spring to expose how global warming is destroying the delicate environment of the Artic.
Ed and Will, along with Sir Richard Branson and his son Sam, will travel 1,200 miles across Baffin Island, collecting stories, images and sound to post on globalwarming101.com.
The impact of global warming often goes unnoticed throughout the world. Through this expedition, the GlobalWarming 101 Foundation hopes to give those impacted in the Artic a voice by educating all of us about the damage that already exists.
You can also get daily updates from Ed at http://cisco.com/go/edviesturs.
Ed Viesturs is available for lectures and appearances at your next event. He has spoken to dozens of large Corporations and small groups. His themes include Team Work, Goal Setting, Perseverance, and inspirational entertainment in general.
His lectures are based on his experiences from 27 years of climbing and include a power point presentation with dramatic expedition photos.
2005 8091m (26545ft) Himalayas, Nepal
Attempts:
2000: North Face attempt
2002: East Ridge attempt
Summit: May 12, 2005
The final peak to complete Ed's endeavor 8000.
In 2000, Ed climbed Annapurna but chose not to attempt the summit. "The conditions were just too dangerous," he said. He completed the final summit in 2005.
"A mountaineering historian has made a careful compilation of the statistics of death rates on the 8,00ers. For Everest, the ratio turns out to be seven to one. For K2, which has the reputation of being the hardest and most dangerous of the high peaks, the ratio is a little over three to one. But for Annapurna, it's exactly two to one. For every two climbers who get to the top, one climber dies trying."