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Ed Viesturs

Ed Viesturs is a member of the Global Rescue Mountain Advisory Council and the only American to have climbed all 14 of the world’s 8,000+ meter peaks, and the fifth person to do so without using supplemental oxygen.

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Hanging by a Thread: The Risks and Rewards of Long-Line Helicopter Rescues

Will climbers push their limits beyond normal in the Himalayas if they know that helicopter long-line rescue is available? Ed Viesturs considers.

Ed Viesturs Mar 1, 2021