PrimalQuest

In September, 2003, Blind mountaineer, Erik Weihenmayer, joined 320 stellar athletes from 17 countries to compete in the Primal Quest, the richest and toughest multi-sport adventure race in the world: 457 miles through the Sierra Nevada's, nine days, 60,000 feet of elevation gain, and no time-outs. Until this point, no blind person had ever attempted an expedition-length adventure race. Averaging only two hours of sleep a night, Erik and his team surged past the finish line on Lake Tahoe, becoming one of the 42 teams to cross the finish line out of the 80 elite teams which began.

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• PrimalQuest
• adventure race
• sierra nevada
• erik weihenmayer