Endeavor 8000:
The 14 Tallest Peaks

Kangchenjunga

Everest

K2

Lhotse

Cho Oyu

Makalu

Gasherbrum II

Gasherbrum I

Broad Peak

Manaslu

Dhualagiri

Shishapangma

Nanga Parbat

Annapurna

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The Next Endeavor:
Baffin Island Expedition 2007

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 Anatartic.

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.


Viesturs now touring speaking events, lectures

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.

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Everest

1990 8850m (29035ft) Himalayas, Nepal

Attempts:

1987 - North face summit attempt
1998 - East Face attempt
1993- North Face solo
1995 - summit attempt

Summits:

May 8, 1990
May 15, 1991
May 9, 1994
May 23, 1996
May 23, 1997
May 17, 2004

Ed climbed Everest in 1991, 1994, 1996 (Everest IMAX movie), 1997 and 2004. On his own way to the summit in 1996 he encountered the bodies of Scott Fischer and Rob Hall who had died days before. "That was hard," he acknowledged. "I'd never lost a close friend in the mountains before."


"People ask me, though, how I could go back up the mountain only days after losing two of my best friends and dearest companions. I suppose I rationalized. The disaster wasn't our fault. Our team hadn't gotten in trouble - so far, we'd done everything right. What Scott and Rob did on May 10, I wouldn't have done. I wouldn't have gone to the summit at 4 p.m.

"Long before 1996, I'd developed a formula that was my cardinal rule ... 'Getting to the top was optional. Getting down was mandatory."

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