Erik Weihenmayer

GPTKB entity

Properties (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf author
motivational speaker
mountaineer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Geographic_Adventurer_of_the_Year
ESPN's_Best_Male_Athlete_with_a_Disability
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Denver
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Princeton,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:bornIn July 23, 1967
gptkbp:founded No Barriers USA
No Barriers Summit
No Barriers Youth
gptkbp:hasAbility blindness
retinitis pigmentosa
gptkbp:hasChild Dylan_Weihenmayer
Gavin_Weihenmayer
Kira_Weihenmayer
gptkbp:hasGoals 'What’s within you is stronger than what’s in your way.'
'I can’t see, but I can feel.'
'Life is about how you handle the challenges.'
'You can’t let your disability define you.'
'The only limits we have are the limits we believe.'
gptkbp:hasSpouse Lindsay_Weihenmayer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Erik Weihenmayer
gptkbp:influencedBy other climbers
his parents
his teachers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Colorado,_USA
gptkbp:notableEvent climbed the Seven Summits
first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest
author_of_'Touch_the_Top_of_the_World'
founder_of_No_Barriers_USA
gptkbp:sport mountaineering
rock climbing
adventure sports
gptkbp:website no-barriers.com