Mountaintop view – First blind person to summit Everest shares his perspective on success at any level and in any venture: Teamwork is the key

Local climber Erik Weihenmayer admits he had moments of doubt in trying to become the first blind person to summit Mount Everest.

Searching for mental strength, he often repeated a Tibetan quote: "The nature of the mind is like water. If you do not disturb it, it will become clear."

Weihenmayer, who summited Everest in May 2001, shared his remarkable story Wednesday with more than 300 Colorado businesspeople at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual Colorado Business Show at the Colorado Convention Center.

Whether you’re climbing mountains or negotiating in boardrooms, teamwork is the key to success, said Weihenmayer, 36, who lost his eyesight at age 13.

"There is something beyond independence – that’s interdependence. I knew what would get me to the summit was the help of the people that I surrounded myself with," he said.

By Julie Dunn
Denver Post Staff Writer

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