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. —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~~
