ERIK WEIHENMAYER is the first blind person to ever summit Mount Everest, he's also climbed the rest of the 7 summits. He's led an expedition taking 6 blind children up a 7,000m mountain, discovered an ice palace, climbed El Capitan, ice-climbed up a frozen waterfall, parachuted, paraglided, sky-dived, he's kayaked down the Grand Canyon, including Lava Falls. He founded a non-profit organisation called No Barriers that has gone on to help and inspire thousands of people around the world. He's written books too, the most recent being No Barriers, which is a wonderful read.
TIMESTAMPS:
[00:00] INTRO
[02:05] Knife Edge Mindset
[05:25] Wrestling in High School
[07:27] Erik's Intro to Rock Climbing
[11:00] DENALI - Erik's first mountain
[15:00] Seven Summits
[18:35] EVEREST
[20:21] Summiting Mt Everest
[25:24] Leading 6 blind children up Lhakpa Ri
[37:16] NO BARRIERS
[40:40] Kyle Maynard
[46:30] Jay Leno VS Larry King VS Oprah
[51:05] Erik's Message
[52:41] OUTRO
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The podcast that will introduce you to people you’ve never heard of, along with getting you better acquainted with those you have.
Relaxed conversational style interview podcast with no rigid structure or boundaries.
My goal with this podcast, is to talk to an eclectic mix of people about an eclectic range of topics. The only thing all my guests are guaranteed to have in common, is that I want to chat with them.
Keep up to date with Erik:
Books & Merchandise (also available on Amazon)
No Barriers Podcast (also available on Apple Podcasts)
No Barriers Charity
Erik's Website
Just two people talking…
Keywords for the video: Erik Weihenmayer, Climber, Blind Climber, Grand Canyon, Kayaking Grand Canyon, Lava Falls, Inspirational, No Barriers, Blind, Adversity, Episode 7
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