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NEWS: FRI NIGHT VID: Ed Viesturs, National Geographic

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UKC News 05 Apr 2013

This week's Friday nighter is a long one, and it is from National Geographic.

It is a 30 minute video of Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains without oxygen.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67967

kwoods 05 Apr 2013

In reply to UKC News: Seen this one before. What an amazing guy.

StuartCJones 05 Apr 2013

In reply to UKC News: Amazing. Thanks!

simes303 06 Apr 2013

In reply to UKC News:

I enjoyed that. Thanks.

JanBella 06 Apr 2013

In reply to UKC News: really great video thanks!

jon 06 Apr 2013

In reply to UKC News:

A really excellent speaker - certainly much better than his reading which was rather flat and which he managed to stumble over. I've absolutely zero interest in the Himalaya - and even less in the 8000s - but he kept me riveted the whole time.

Morgan Woods 06 Apr 2013

In reply to UKC News:

what a great speaker....he should be on TED :p

kwoods 06 Apr 2013

In reply to jon: Took me a while to get into the style of his books. My guess is he may have narrated it out loud for someone to type up later, which would explain the style. It's common practice in publishing. Only speculation on my part.

Amazing expeditions - Annapurna east ridge always stuck in my mind.