On May 25th 2001, Erik and his team of trusted friends stood on top of the world, a feat that many critics thought impossible. The team achieved one of history's most successful Everest climbs, setting five world records:

The only blind person to summit
The most from one team to stand on top in a single day (19 out of 21)
The first American Father/Son duo to summit - (Sherm and Brad Bull)
The oldest man to summit at age 64, Sherm Bull (his record was eventually broken)
first High Definition footage shot on the summit

The documentary of the climb, Farther Than the Eye Can See, has won twenty one international film festival awards, was nominated for two Emmy's, and was ranked by Men's journal as one of the top twenty adventure DVDs of all time.
To see a clip from the film, click here www.fartherthantheeyecansee.com/trailer.htm

A cover story in Time Magazine said, "There is no way to put what Erik has done in perspective because no one has ever done anything like it. It is a unique achievement, one that in the truest sense pushes the limits of what man is capable of."

To learn more about this historic expedition, click here: www.2001everest.com

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