Eric Alexander
Guide of First Blind Everest Ascent
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Eric Alexander
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On May 25th, 2001, Eric Alexander defied the odds as he and his team set five world records en route to guiding his blind-friend, Erik Weihenmayer to Mt. Everest's lofty 29,035' summit. Eric Alexander, adventurer, mountaineer and speaker is achieving his goals while playing an instrumental role in helping others to achieve their own. Just one year earlier, on one of Everest's closest neighbors, Mt. Ama Dablam, Eric survived a near fatal fall - unfolding a series of extraordinary events: pulmonary edema, rescue from 19,000', eight months battling pneumonia, losing his best friend, and training for the Everest climb! Gaining inspiration from his team, his lost friend, and his faith, Eric dared to dream once again and was able to play an instrumental role in this historic Everest ascent. Eric demonstrates the courage and perseverance it takes to succeed in climbing to the "top of the world". He has since summited the highest point on six of the seven continents, and on each of these climbs assisted another who personally had to overcome physical obstacles. As a Christian, Eric's humility and desire to help others gives evidence to his understanding that every good gift comes from the Lord. Today he continues to climb while challenging others to overcome the "Everests" in their own lives, thus redefining the limits of what we can achieve!
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Step Out
Dare to risk it all by stepping out in faith, acting on a God-given desire utilizing your unique gifts to accomplish a greater goal. Acting on faith gives one the chance to allow God to work when the task at hand seems to be too great--and usually is.
Prayer
As you step out in faith, 'Devote yourselves to prayer...'--Colossians 4:2. Ask others around you to pray as you yourself pray for God's guidance every step of the journey.
Teamwork
Taking on a monumental task, like guiding a blind man to the summit of Mt. Everest, is not something that a person can do alone. Eric details how this extraordinary achievement was made possible by team-members putting aside their individual differences for the greater good of the team. By utilizing each person's strengths this team was able to accomplish the "impossible" and prove to the world that underdog's can still play and win. As Christians we are all part of God's team serving an important function: 1 Corinthians 12:12 states that "the body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts." Maximize the different strengths, because a body of believers or a team that all have the same strengths will fail.
Courage
"...The Lord will guard your going out and your coming from this time forth and forever"--Psalm 121:8. Dare to risk it all when the "experts" say the risk is too great. Eric speaks of moving forward in spite of our fears, stepping out in faith and courage to prove, as he says, "that we are the experts on ourselves." Demonstrating this courage, Eric joined the Everest expedition after a nearly fatal accident climbing in the Himalayas the year before and showed his commitment to the team by not giving up. Eric shares that the task of climbing Everest in and of itself would require great courage, but the added responsibility of guiding his blind friend to the summit required far more. "Be strong and very courageous." Joshua 1:7