Ed Viesturs

Another High Wind Day

Grounded by Wind

12.5 Miles Today

Sleeping and Camping Systems

Camped on a Beautiful Icy Blue Lake

Blue is Cracking Like Rice Crispies

Best but most challenging day so far

May 1st and All is Well

Best day yet, Part II

Best day yet as Ed and John make almost 12 miles across the ice

High winds hamper travel for Viesturs and Stetson

Ten miles on the first day across the ice

Preparing to ski out of Pond Inlet

Pulling sleds and playing the fiddle on Baffin Island

Waiting for the permit to enter Sirmilik National Park

Ed Viesturs Arrives on Baffin Island Part II

Ed Viesturs Arrives on Baffin Island Part I

Ed Viesturs and John Stetson Head for the Arctic

Follow along live as Ed Viesturs, the first U.S. mountaineer to climb all of the world's 8,000 meter peaks without oxygen, and renowned Arctic explorer and dog musher John Stetson, cover 150 miles in Northern Baffin Island to prepare for a polar journey. Listen to their latest sat phone dispatches right now!

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On Top of the World

With his successful ascent of Annapurna on May 12, Ed Viesturs becomes the first North American to reach the top of all 14 8,000 meter peaks without supplemental oxygen.

Ed Viesturs' Himalayan Quest

Only 14 peaks reach above 8,000 meters (about 26,000 feet). For fifteen years, since his ascent of Kangchenjunga, they have been the focus of Ed Viesturs climbing efforts.