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Who was the first blind man to summit Mount Everest?


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Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. He also completed the Seven Summits in September 2002. His story was covered in a Time article in June 2001 titled Blind to Failure. He is the author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye can See, his autobiography. He was also featured in the documentary film called Blindsight.
Mar 31st, 2011 at 8:21 AM
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Erik Weihenmayer
Oct 3rd, 2021 at 1:07 PM
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