Wild Ideas Worth Living

First Blind Person to Summit Mount Everest with Erik Weihenmayer

Erik Weihenmayer made history in 2001 as the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. By 2008, he had completed the Seven Summits, the tallest mountains on each continent. Since then, Erik has embraced a wide range of adventure sports from paragliding in the Rocky Mountains and ice climbing in Nepal to kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon.Connect with Erik: <a href="https://erikweihenmayer.com/" target="_blank">Website</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/erikweihenmayer/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a>No Barriers <a href="https://nobarriersusa.org/" target="_blank">website</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nobarriersusa/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram </a>Listen to the <a href="https://www.boundfornowhere.com/camp-nowhere" target="_blank">Camp Nowhere Podcast </a>Thank you to our sponsors: Capital One and <a href="https://www.rei.com/membership/mastercard?trackingId=podcast" target="_blank">the REI Co-op® Mastercard® </a><a href="https://www.rei.com/b/honey-stinger/c/all" target="_blank">Honey Stinger</a> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes, authors, scientists, health experts and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. Some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.