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Erik Weihenmayer

1968 - Today

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Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. Due to this accomplishment he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. He completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, one of only 150 mountaineers at the time to do so, but the only climber to achieve this while blind. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Weihenmayer is the 51st most popular mountaineer (down from 50th in 2019), the 17,179th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,302nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 51 out of 56. Before him are Joe Simpson, Ang Rita, Nirmal Purja, Alison Hargreaves, Dean Potter, and David Lama. After him are Arunima Sinha, Jordan Romero, Lhakpa Sherpa, and Malavath Purna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 861. Before him are Charlotte Ross, James Lankford, Naoki Naito, Jens Seipenbusch, Carlette Guidry-White, and Mark Recchi. After him are Pat Miletich, María Luisa Calle, Polly Higgins, Davis Kamoga, Toshiyuki Kosugi, and Louis Lombardi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 17,179 out of 20,380. Before him are Conrad Burns (1935), Hutch Dano (1992), Victor Ortiz (1987), Dennis Daugaard (1953), Tommy Page (1967), and Steve Forrest (1986). After him are Amy Frazier (1972), George Santos (1988), Jim Craig (1957), Anthony Johnson (1984), Chad Hugo (1974), and Kara DioGuardi (1970).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In United States

Among mountaineers born in United States, Erik Weihenmayer ranks 4. Before him are Jon Krakauer (1954), Fanny Bullock Workman (1859), and Dean Potter (1972). After him are Jordan Romero (1996).

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