There has been only one blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest and that was Erik Weihenmayer on the 25th May 2001
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 25th May2001.
Erik climbed Mount Everest to show the world that you can do anything that you want with a disabilty, Erik was blind, he was the first blind person to reach the summit.
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to climb Mount Everest. He had a large team with him to help him with every step to the top and back down.
Erik WeihenmayerErik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001.
There has only been a handfull of disabled people to have climbed Mount Everest. Tom Whittaker from the USA became the first disabled/handicapped (has an artificial leg) person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 27th May 1998. Others have included a blind man and a woman with one leg.
On the 25th May 2001 Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He did so with a strong team of climbers and Sherpas helping him all the way.
There has been no blind woman on Mount Everest. Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 25th May 2001
YES! 1,400 people have climbed the mountain, including at least one blind man. The first official person to climb it was Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
sir damian lawson was born blind and through hard trainings he had finally built up the nerve to conquere mt everest at the age of 15 damian had only told me one thing about his climb. that he loved the sight at the peak of mt everest
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 25th May2001.
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 25th May 2001
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 25th May 2001