“ Don’t let the fear of what could happen make nothing happen.” This quote means, don’t give up if you're scared, fight your fear and accomplish things. If your scared and back out of things later in life you will get down on yourself.

With all the fearless people in the world Ed Viesturs is one of them. Ed Viesturs has successfully reached the summits of all the world’s fourteen 8000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen. Viesturs also has climbed Everest three times without supplemental oxygen. On May 12, 2005 with his ascent of Annapurna one of the world’s most treacherous peaks, he is one of only a handful of climbers in history, and the only American to accomplish this. Ed Viesturs has done many things to become fearless. …show more content…
Everest, what Viesturs has won through his career of mountain climbing, and about life today. Mount Everest was named for Sir George Everest since the British first saw it in the 1850’s. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world and it’s one of the mountains that makes up the Himalaya Mountains. The mountains rises about 5 ½ miles above sea level, and it will probably grow higher over the course of many year. In 1999, a team of researchers used advanced satellite technology to calculate the mountain’s height at 29,335 feet. Viesturs was awarded the historic Lowell Thomas Award in 1992 he was awarded the American Alpine Club Award for his participation in two rescues on K-2. Also Viesturs was awarded National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year. It explains what Everest is like and awards Viesturs has