Daily Survival Guide

Today's Hero
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On this day in 2001, Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. A marathoner and skydiver, Weihenmayer's goal was to be the first blind man to climb the peaks of all seven continents, known as the "seven Summits." by 2001, he had conquered five: Everest, Mount McKinley in Alaska, Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, Mount Vinson Massif in Antarctica, and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. In 2002, Weihenmayer accomplished his goal when he reached the peak of Australia's Mount Cosciusko, the last of the Seven Summits. Weihenmayer wedded his wife, Ellie Reeve, on the ascent of Kilimanjaro.