Weihenmayer Erik (w3339)
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- Description: Erik Weihenmayer is an American blind mountaineer and explorer. In 2001 he summited Mount Everest, becoming the first blind person to do so. In 2008 he completed the Seven Summits challenge. In 2014 he kayaked the full 445 km (277 mi) length of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. He relies on auditory cues, tactile feedback, and team coordination for navigation
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- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1968-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://erikweihenmayer.com
- Multimedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cOmcTFZJaI
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732356
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Weihenmayer, Erik. No Barriers: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2017.
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