Erik Weihenmayer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Erik Weihenmayer
Occupation	Mountain Climber
Date Of Birth	Sep 23, 1968(1968-09-23)
Age	56
Birthplace	Princeton
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Virgo

Erik Weihenmayer Biography

Erik Weihenmayer is one of the most popular and richest Mountain Climber who was born on September 23, 1968 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The first blind person to climb Mt. Everest on the 25th of May 2001.

Interview with He was interviewed by Katie Couric after he climbed Mt. McKinley. after he had climbed Mt. McKinley.

Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker, and the first person without sight to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. For this feat, he was honored with a Time magazine cover story. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, joining 150 mountaineers at the time who had accomplished that feat, but as the only climber who was blind. In 2008, he also added the Carstensz Pyramid in West Papua New Guinea, the tallest peak in Australasia, thus completing the more respected Seventh Summit. Weihenmayer has also made noteworthy climbs up the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite in 1996, and ascended Losar, a 2,700-foot (820 m) vertical ice face in the Himalayas in 2008.

On May 25, 2001, Weihenmayer became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. For this feat, he was honored with a Time Magazine cover story. Of his Everest ascent, Time stated, “There is no way to put what Erik has done in perspective because no one has ever done anything like it. It is a unique achievement, one that in the truest sense pushes the limits of what man is capable of.”

He got married to his wife Ellen in 1997.

Erik Weihenmayer Net Worth

Erik Weihenmayer is one of the richest Mountain Climber from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erik Weihenmayer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was completely blind by the time the age of thirteen due to a condition known as the retinoschisis.

He was the subject of the documentary Blindsight in the year 2006.

Weihenmayer was born September 23, 1968, in Princeton, New Jersey. At 15 months old, he was diagnosed with juvenile retinoschisis, with blindness the expected outcome by age 13. At age 4, Weihenmayer and his family moved to Coral Gables, Florida, and, in 1975, to Hong Kong, where Erik attended the Hong Kong International School for grades 2-6. As he was going blind, Weihenmayer fought against using canes and learning Braille. He wanted to hang on to his life in the sighted world. Upon returning to America, Weihenmayer and his family settled in Connecticut, where he attended Weston High School. He eventually turned to wrestling and became a prominent force in high school, captaining his team and representing Connecticut in the National Junior Freestyle Wrestling Championship in Iowa.

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Who is Erik Weihenmayer Dating?

According to our records, Erik Weihenmayer married to Ellie Reeve. As of December 1, 2023, Erik Weihenmayer’s is not dating anyone.

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Most recently, Erik was featured in the award-winning film, High Ground (film), which was released in 2012. This powerful movie documents a team of injured veterans; led by Erik and his Everest team, as they embark on a Himalayan climbing expedition, and along the trail, struggle to heal mentally and spiritually from the devastating wounds of war.

Facts & Trivia

Erik Ranked on the list of most popular Mountain Climber. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Erik Weihenmayer celebrates birthday on September 23 of every year.

In September 2014, Weihenmayer and blinded Navy veteran, Lonnie Bedwell, kayaked the entire 277 miles (446 km) of the Grand Canyon, considered one of the most formidable whitewater locations in the world.

How did Erik Weihenmayer go blind?

Erik Weihenmayer, born in New Jersey in 1968, was just four years old when he was diagnosed with retinoschisis, a rare disease (sometimes hereditary, sometimes of unknown origin) resulting in the progressive loss of sight. By the time he was just 14, Weihenmayer was completely blind.

How did Erik Weihenmayer climb Mount Everest?

His friend Mark broke his back on a climbing expedition, but determined to keep climbing, he built a pulley system in which he would pull himself up mountains six inches at a time.

Who was the first blind person ever?

Erik Weihenmayer
Website| Official website

How old was Erik Weihenmayer when he climb Mount Everest?

Blind since he was 13 , the mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer has reached the highest peaks on all seven continents.

Who stayed the longest at the top of Mount Everest?

Babu Chiri Sherpa
Nationality| Nepalese
Occupation| Sherpa mountaineer and guide
Known for| Summited Mount Everest 10 times Spent night on Everest summit (21 hours)