Touch the Top of the World

“Moving and adventure-packed… eloquent… Weihenmayer tells his extraordinary story with humor, honesty and vivid detail, and his fortitude and enthusiasm are deeply inspiring. With the insightful intimacy of Tom Sullivan’s classic If You Could See What I Hear and the intensity of the best adventure narratives, Weihenmayer’s story will appeal to a broad audience.“—Publishers Weekly

“Weihenmayer is an extraordinary individual, adventurer, and athlete… This inspirational story is highly recommended.“—Library Journal

“Any fully sighted person might be proud of [Weihenmayer’s] feats; to have achieved them without sight is quite amazing.”—The Washington Post Book World

“An exciting, one-of-a-kind memoir that should appeal to lovers of man-against-nature stories… The word ‘inspiring’ is used far too often in book reviews, but here is one case where it really is appropriate.”—Booklist

“An inspiration to other blind people and plenty of us folks who can see just fine.“—Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Into Thin Air

ERIK WEIHENMAYER is a bestselling author, athlete, adventurer, and motivational speaker. He is the only blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He also completed the Seven Summits, joining 150 mountaineers who have accomplished that feat, but the only climber who was blind. He is the author ofTouch the Top of the WorldandThe Adversity Advantage.His latest book is No Barriers- A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon. He co-founded No Barriers USA, which helps those with special challenges to live active and purposeful lives. He lives in Colorado.To download an audio excerpt from Touch the Top of the World, visit the American Foundation for the Blind Web site.

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