Climbing Legend Lowers His Sights One of America's Best Decides to Leave 26,000-Foot Peaks to Others.
Augusta Chronicle, The › June 29, 2005
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SEATTLE - As he hit the peak of his career as America's most accomplished mountain climber, Ed Viesturs decided to retire.
When he reached the summit of 26,545-foot Annapurna in Nepal on May 12, Viesturs became the first American and 12th climber overall to summit all 14 of the world's mountains higher than 8,000 meters (26,240 feet) - and he did it all without bottled oxygen.See the full content of this document
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Climbing Legend Lowers His Sights One of America's Best Decides to Leave 26,000-Foot Peaks to Others.
As he came down, he announced he was turning his back on the sometimes deadly lure of the high peaks to spend more time with his wife, Paula, and their three young children: Gil, 7, Ella, 4, and Anabel, 7 1/2 months.
"At my age, I think I'm sma...See the full content of this document
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