Born with a degenerative eye disorder, Erik Weihenmayer lost his eyesight by the age of 13. Yet from early on he was determined to rise above this disability and lead a fulfilling, exciting life. Erik was the first blind man to summit McKinley. This achievement was soon followed by scaling El Capitan and then Argentina's Aconcagua. He got married at 13,000 feet on his way to Kilimanjaro's summit, recently scaled Polar Circus - the ice wall in Canada - and has just made a world record as the first blind man to reach the top of Everest. This text is his story and reminds you of the importance of living your dreams, no matter what the obstacles.
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'I admire you immensely...You are an obvious inspiration to other blind people. But, less obviously, you have also inspired plenty of us folks who can see just fine.' Jon Krakauer
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Höhe: 131 mm
Breite: 195 mm
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978-0-340-81983-8 (9780340819838)
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Erik Weihenmayer is a world-class athlete, acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber. Erik lectures professionally to over 40,000 people a year on the importance of living your dreams no matter what the obstacles. He lives in Colorado.
