of the Explorers Club Lowell Thomas Award (2001) He was named National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year (2005). Media Books Peter Potterfield wrote Himalayan Quest: Ed Viesturs on the 8,000-Meter Giants (February 2003), chronicling Viesturs' climbing career to that point. Viesturs contributed photographs for the book and David Breashears wrote the introduction. Viesturs has published his autobiography, No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks (October 2006), documenting his 16-year journey summitting all 14 eight-thousanders, and his strategies to manage risk in extreme mountain environments. Viesturs and David Roberts published the book K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain, (October 2009) which tells the story of six expeditions to the world's second tallest mountain. Viesturs published The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna--the World's Deadliest Peak (October 2011), which he describes his own experiences on Annapurna as well as those of others who have attempted to climb the most dangerous (statistically) 8000 meter peak. Viesturs and David Roberts published The Mountain: Epic Adventures on Everest (October 8, 2013), which both surveys Viesturs' personal ascents and recounts other historical ascents of Mount Everest. Films He was a featured climber in David Breashears' Everest IMAX film in 1998. He made a cameo appearance as himself in the film Vertical Limit (2000). He was portrayed by Clive Standen in the 2015 adventure film Everest. Games Viesturs featured in a.k.a. studios' Everest (1999) published by GT Interactive. Viesturs and some of his footage of Mount Everest are featured in Big Fish Games' game Hidden Expedition: Everest (2007). It achieved first runner-up for Best Hidden Object Game of 2007. Periodicals He was featured on the cover of Outside Magazine'''s 30th anniversary issue in 2007. Television He was a guest on The Daily Show on December 7, 2006. He was a guest on Charlie Rose on January 16, 2007. He appeared on The Colbert Report on March 14, 2007, where he agreed to plant a Colbert Report'' flag atop Mount Everest the next time he went; on July 2, 2009, he brought the Colbert Nation flag back from Everest's summit to the show. See also List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest References External links Ed Viesturs official website Ed Viesturs at Greatoutdoors.com 1959 births Living people American mountain climbers American people