This post is the first of several that will serve to acquaint Viesturs to a general audience (you may already know him from his Rolex watch commercials). With this post are my photos of a , a ...

Veteran climber Ed Viesturs and David Roberts, the author of 20 books on mountaineering, adventure and history, don’t explain what motivates people to risk it all on the world’s tallest frozen ...

Alex Chadwick talks with high-altitude mountain climber Ed Viesturs about his attempt to climb all 14 of the world's highest mountains without the aid of supplemental oxygen. Viesturs has already ...

SEATTLE – As he hit the peak of his career as perhaps America’s most accomplished mountain climber, Ed Viesturs decided to retire.When he reached the summit of 26,545-foot Annapurna in Nepal ...

In Part 1 of our interview series with American mountaineer Ed Viesturs ... as Viesturs puts it. Following are edited excerpts from a longer phone conversation with the celebrated climber.

Ed Viesturs is a climber, outdoor equipment designer, corporate speaker, and an author of The Mountain: My Time on Everest. Can you make climbing Mount Everest safe? Not really. Whenever you’re ...

That’s according to renowned mountaineer Ed Viesturs. The bestselling author, who has stood on top of the world’s highest peak seven times, urged climbers looking to make the historic journey ...

Bainbridge Island climber Ed Viesturs has reached the summit of 26,545-foot Annapurna in Nepal, becoming the first American and one of only 12 climbers ever to stand atop all 14 of the world’s ...

Ed Viesturs, known as "The Chevy truck of mountaineering ... You have to be a good climber to climb Mt. Everest safely. It's steep, it's exposed, there's rock, there's snow, there's ice.

The whole series of events did not sit well with Ed Viesturs, the legendary alpinist ... On October 7, American climber Anna Gutu and her guide Mingma Sherpa died in an avalanche on 26,335 ...

Hampered by the heavy accumulation of snow and threatened by avalanche danger, famed West Seattle climber Ed Viesturs has given up his attempt this year to climb Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest ...