When Veterans Day rolls around every year I always feel the same few emotions begin to surface. Every year…same ones.
I always feel very fortunate and blessed… that I was simply, out of mere dumn luck, born in a country that provides basic needs to MOST of it’s inhabitants.
October 6, COLORADO – The No Barriers team is proud to announce that Soldiers to the Summit (S2S) is now an integral part of our mission to promote cutting-edge ideas, approaches, and assistive technologies that help people with challenges push through personal barriers. Operating under the umbrella of No Barriers, S2S will reach out to [...]
**** LATEST UPDATE ***** Mt. Elbert climb switched to Quandary Peak Due to heavy snows last week and poor weather forecast for the next few days, the team decided to make the switch from Mt. Elbert to Quandary Peak. Read the original post with details of the project below … March 19 COLORADO – Erik [...]
March 1 IOWA – Matt Nyman is a former Army special operations soldier and native of Waterloo. In 2005, he lost his right leg and had his left foot crushed in combat in Iraq. Join host Ben Kieffer as he and Nyman talk about Nyman’s attempt at an extraordinary feat … (Read more and listen [...]
March 3, 2011, WASHINGTON DC – The Pentagon Channel’s popular Recon series, broadcast at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, reports on the successful climb of 20,075-foot Lobuche East on October 14, 2010. Located in Nepal only 8.7 miles from Mount Everest, Lobuche proved to be a challenging destination for team members, which included 11 wounded [...]
January 28 COLORADO – It’s been about three months since we returned from Nepal and our successful ascent of Lobuche. For many of us, it has been a whirlwind of activity as we try to make the movie of our climb become a reality. Others on our team are busy with their own projects. Although [...]
December 27 CALIFORNIA – Rex Pemberton, paraglider and member of the expedition film school, just released this great 9 minute film about paragliding. Much of the footage is simply incredible and features stunning aerials in the biggest mountains in the world. Most of the footage was shot during the expedition. Skyward Journey from Rex Pemberton [...]
December 4 COLORADO – CBS News spent the afternoon with Chad at the rock gym talking to him about the Soldiers to the Summit expedition.
November 19 COLORADO – Erik Weihenmayer and Chad Butrick sat down with TV journalist Susie Wargin to talk about the journey. The video is embedded below. To read the full article follow this link: http://www.9news.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=684…
November 15 COLORADO – I always thought Sherpas were amazing mountaineering athletes. After experiencing their culture and presence it is evident they are devoted to their immediate and extended families. They have beautiful children and homeland. They share it all with us as they devote their climbing lives to helping others summit their goals and dreams.