DARE TO REACH BOOK
Ed Viesturs (high-altitude mountaineer, corporate speaker, and well known author)
He is the only American to have climbed all 14 of the world's eight-thousander mountain peaks, and the fifth person to do so without using supplemental oxygen. Along with Apa Sherpa, he has summitted peaks of over 8,000 meters on 21 occasions, including Mount Everest seven times; only four other climbers, Phurba Tashi Sherpa Mendewa, Juanito Oiarzabal, Namgyal Sherpa, and Ang Dorje Sherpa, have more high-altitude ascents.
Viesturs took part in the 1996 IMAX filming of Everest shortly after the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, which became the highest grossing documentary up to that time. Thirteen days after the disaster, his team summited Everest accompanied by a film crew. He also had a cameo in the year 2000 Hollywood blockbuster Vertical Limit. Clive Standen plays Viesturs in the 2015 remake of Everest telling of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.
Video - WHY I DARE
More about the book
This book is...
for people driven to accomplish big challenges. It is about dealing with struggle, hardship, pain; and the determination and resilience it takes to reach high goals. Written by Theodore Fairhurst, entrepreneur, high-altitude mountaineer, public speaker, and the oldest and 9th person in history to summit both the highest mountain and volcano on all 7 continents; and by Emmanuel Daigle, professional mountain guide, high-altitude specialist, author and public speaker.
This book is a lot more than just mountains, it is about a mountain of a life lived. It is about ‘shining eyes’ and ‘daring to reach’. It is about staying open-minded, a blank canvas, to follow your passions and dreams. What is a life without struggle and glory, daring and F*ckuP’s?
This special limited first edition was written in English and French. Dare to Reach inspires, motivates and pushes you to take action. Manu and Ted deliver a new perspective on how to make your craziest dreams come true.
This interactive book is playful and will test you. Knowing when to change your perspective comes in handy while reading certain chapters. Enjoy extra content via our QR codes that you can scan from any smartphone camera or tablet bringing sound and videos to this hardcover. The book has two front covers, it reads in English or in French from front to center.
Jamling Tenzing Norgay (LEGACY EVEREST MOUNTAINEER)
Norgay is the son of mountaineer and guide Tenzing Norgay (who first climbed Mount Everest in 1953 with Sir Edmund Hillary) and Daku, his third wife. Jamling Tenzing Norgay himself later followed in his father's footsteps and climbed Mount Everest in 1996 with a team led by David Breashears that also included mountaineer Ed Viesturs and Araceli Segarra, an experience documented in the 1998 IMAX film Everest. In 2002, he and Peter Hillary, the son of Edmund Hillary, were part of an expedition to climb Everest and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first ascent.
Norgay went on to write Touching My Father's Soul, a book documenting his experiences on the summit attempt. The book was notable for the frankness with which it discussed the relationship between the often wealthy climbers and the Sherpas who obtain their incomes from assisting expeditions. Norgay's book was the first to discuss from the Sherpas' point of view of the disastrous May 1996 climbing season, in which twelve climbers died. It noted that little notice is taken when Sherpas die, but much attention is given when those lost are clients.
James Stone (Clach Liath) Blog
"Dare to Reach is Ted’s “watch-phrase”. It is an exhortation to explore the boundaries of what you think is possible for you and to go beyond. A novel (at least for me) feature of the book were the QR codes popping up throughout the book. A never previously used app on my phone was soon working overtime to see what I would find."
Click to see full blog...
Dominique Bel (coach & storyteller)
If flourishing as an adult or inspiring as a leader requires us to face and make peace with some of the darkest thoughts that take over our minds, we may learn a great deal from artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, or adventurers. There is a book on my coffee table that speaks of this. Our guests inevitably reach for it. Maybe it is because its title says it all: Dare to Reach, co-authors Emmanuel Daigle and Theodore Fairhurst, two Canadian high-altitude mountaineers from Quebec. Since Ted has been one of my best and closest friends over the last ten years, what follows is no usual book review. Yes, I will. With you, I will share some of the stuff Ted did not dare to share or do. Read on.
Successfully funded (262%) on KICKSTARTER
THANKS from the bottom of our hearts to every supporter of our Kickstarter campaign Dare to reach, l'Aventure d'une vie. It has been a great success! Now begins the real adventure!
