Talk:Ed Viesturs

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Reverted because the article is about Viesturs, not the 1996 Everest disaster. I suggest a separate article on the disaster.

In any event, Viesturs was a relatively minor character in the disaster. &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by Elpoca (talk • contribs) 08:12, 24 October 2005 (UTC).


 * I readded it in. Excluding the disaster itself, Viesturs was still on there, and he was in fact part of the IMAX team. Hbdragon88 07:30, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Ed Viesturs did not summit Broad Peak in -97, he only reached a lower sub-peak with Veikka Gustafsson. For this reason Viesturs returned to the mountain in 2003 to make his 14-list true and complete.
 * Got a source? --Liface 06:37, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Viesturs' degree from Washington State University is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DMV) and not "veterinary science". Big difference.

I think Viesturs played a significant roll in the disaster of '96. His tent and equipment were used by returning climbers, he carried Beck Weathers, who was left for dead, off the mountain and he tried to coax Rob Hall off the South Summit by radio for hours. He also discovered Rob's body on his way back up with the IMAX crew. His reasoning that too many climbers were on the mountain and his subsequent decision to head up earlier and return before the crowds probably saved his neck. 117th

the only American to have climbed all eight-thousander? Ivan Vallejo, from Ecuador, is not American? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.224.177.237 (talk) 15:41, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

Tidying Article
Added in Viesturs's starring role in Hidden Expedition: Everest, a hidden object game released in 2007. Both he & his Everest footage are featured prominently in it. He does the voice-over as well. (For being an early release in the genre, it's actually a pretty difficult game. Try finding eggs, ice cubes, & shuttlecocks in snow.)  ScarletRibbons (talk) 22:29, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Rearranged some of the paragraphs for better organizational flow. For example: a sentence in the mountain climbing section started with *Mountaineering aside* & listed a NYC Marathon run, but then continued on after it to list more mountaineering achievements.  So I gathered all the mountaineering stuff under its separate heading & dispersed what wasn't mountaineering to other sections.
 * This bit : Douglas Gantenbein (December 23, 1996). "Alone on the top of the world". Sports Illustrated 85 (26): 6–9. - have no idea what it's supposed to refer to (it's an improperly done source, I think, as it stands alone with a bullet point in the References). I don't want to remove a source too hastily, so does anyone know where it's supposed to be footnoted? ScarletRibbons (talk) 15:33, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Is Viesturs's 2002 book Himalayan Quest just an earlier attempt at the 2006 No Shortcuts to the Top under a different title, or perhaps has a different title in other countries (not unusual)? Anyone know?  They are both described as detailing his quest to climb all 14 of the 8000-ers but Himalayan Quest seems to have had 5 editions printed through 2009 & has a different co-author (Peter Potterfield) than No Shortcuts to the Top (David Roberts).
 * Reworked mountaineering section, combining one-sentence paragraphs with others (since WP seems to prefer longer ones), putting his accomplishments into chronological order, adding info on 2 rescues in which he's assisted. ScarletRibbons (talk) 18:21, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Added some other work & awards received. I think the books are the same with a different title in other countries because his official website doesn't mention Himalayan Quest at all.ScarletRibbons (talk) 21:24, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Date of birth
Sources give both June 22 and July 22, 1959. Which is correct? I'm without Internet service for a couple more days and working from a phone at the moment, otherwise I would research this more myself. Racer X11 Talk to me Stalk me  22:44, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I had a look. IMDb says:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0896853/   it's June 22.  I assumed the info in the introduction was correct & didn't edit that bit.  Whoever wrote it didn't source it.  Unless someone can prove IMDb wrong, I'm going to change it from July to June in the article. ScarletRibbons (talk) 18:56, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

Pictures
It'd be sweet to add a picture of old Ed. I don't know how to do it without messing something up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.48.222.168 (talk) 03:20, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'd like to add a pic as well, but there is the issue of copyright with photographs. If you can find one that's OK to use, you can drop in a link to it (whether external or if you upload it to Wikimedia Commons), I can put it in. ScarletRibbons (talk) 18:37, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

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