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Erik Weihenmayer

Chronology

1972	Diagnosed with rare, degenerative retina disease
1982	Loses sight completely
1985	Learns to climb at a summer camp for the blind
1995	Summits Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska
1996	Summits California's El Capitan
1997	Marries Ellie Reeves on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
1997	Summits Mount Kilimanjaro
1999	Summits Argentina's Aconcagua
2000	Summits Canada's Polar Circus
2000	Summits Nepal's Ama Dablam, as training for Everest
2001	Begins Mount Everest expedition in March
2001	Summits Mount Everest on May 25
2002	Summits Russia's Mount Elbrus
2002	Summits Australia's Mount Kosciusko