Who is Ed Viesturs?
You probably already know who Ed Viesturs is but, in case you don’t,
here is a little info about him. According to his bio, he has successfully climbed
all 14 of the world’s 8000 meter peaks with no supplemental oxygen. This quest
took him 18 years and he is the only American to ever accomplish it. Ed has
been on 29 Himalayan expeditions and stood on the summit of Everest seven
times. On top of all this, Ed has always climbed with a risk averse and team
focused attitude. His other books include No
Shortcuts to the Top and K-2, life
and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountains.
About The Will to Climb
Annapurna, located in the Himalaya, is the 10th highest
mountain and the most deadly mountain on earth. The Will to Climb is about Ed’s three attempts to climb this treacherous
peak. He also talks about this mountain’s tragic history and those who have
attempted to climb it. Ed also explains what these successes and failures teach
us about facing life’s greatest challenges.
How you can enter to
win this book:
The Will to Climb is
about epic goals and New Years is right around the corner so it is only fitting
that this contest has an outside focused New Year’s resolution theme. The New
Year is also about opportunity so I am giving you five opportunities to win!
Entry 1: Leave a
comment on this post that explains your most epic 2012 outdoor goals. It could
be climbing the driveway or climbing Everest, there is no wrong answer!
Entry 2: Share
this post on your Facebook Page. Be sure to explain the contest along with a
comment about your 2012 outdoor goals. In order to get credit you must leave another
comment on this post, explaining that you shared this on Facebook. This comment
must be separate from any other comments you might have made.
Entry 3: Share
this post on Twitter. Be sure to include the following things in your tweet:
-your
2012 outdoor goal, I understand if this needs to be brief!
-a link to this post
-
@NewEnglnOutside
-#epichike
Once you have done
that you must leave another comment here, separate from other comments, which
states you shared the post on Twitter.
Entry 4 and 5
This will take a little more effort so it is worth 2 entries. If you have a
blog, write a post about this giveaway with a link to this post. Be sure to
state your 2012 outdoor goals in your post. Once you have done that you must
leave yet another comment on this post that includes the link to your blog
post.
So there you have it, there are 5 ways to win The Will to Climb by Ed Viesturs. If you
do all 5 steps then you will need to leave 4 separate comments on this post,
sounds easy right?
Comments will be accepted until midnight January 17, 2012
which gives you plenty of time to submit your entries. I will then randomly
select the winner. If you win, and I have your contact info, I will let you
know. Otherwise you must check back here on January 17, 2012 to see if you won.
Once the winner is announced, if I don’t hear from the winner within a day I
will give the book to the runner up.
This contest format was inspired by my friends at Live Free and Hike New Hampshire
Please note that New England Outside has no association with
Ed Viesturs or the publishers of The Will
to Climb.
I would like to climb Mt. Washington...in my car :) I have lived in NH for 3 years now, and I think it's time to do it!
ReplyDeleteI tweeted!
ReplyDeleteJust to get outside more often. It exercises your problem solving abilities, battles depression, and uses your physical abilities while you still have them. Remember; we all get too old for this stuff. I'd also like to document more of our national treasures through photo to remind people of their importance
ReplyDeleteHmm...my goal for 2012 is to see my baby's face light up for the first time when she sees the mountain landscape for the first time from a summit. Where buying a baby backpack this year and I hope to start hiking with her in the spring. I'm very nervous about it. I'm scared to fall or slip with her on my back...especially when I get tired and sloppy on the way down!
ReplyDeleteGrant, I shared you contest and my goals on Live Free and Hike's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LiveFreeAndHike
ReplyDeleteGrant, I shared it on Twitter and added your requirements...@LiveFreeAndHike !
ReplyDelete2012 goal! My wife and I are planning to section hike the 77 mile North South Trail in R.I over 6 weekends. After that, we would like to return to N.H. to summit Mt. Monadnock again, then begin to explore a 4000 footer.
ReplyDeleteOk, I posted about the contest on my Facebook page!
ReplyDeleteI also posted to Twitter!
ReplyDeleteAnd...Here's my blog post on the topic...yup, that should be 5 total entries for me! Yeah!
ReplyDeletehttp://livefreeandhikenh.blogspot.com/2012/01/giveaway-opportunity-on-new-england.html
Fortunately I just posted my 2012 challenge on my blog so it's easy to repeat the URL here!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.offonadventure.com/p/2012-challenge.html
Grant,
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to my blog post about your contest
http://www.offonadventure.com/2012/01/win-copy-of-will-to-climb-from-new.html
My goal is to travel 1250 miles by self propelled means while capturing at least 200,000 vertical feet in the process.
My challenge is described at the URL below
http://www.offonadventure.com/p/2012-challenge.html
Your contest is on the "Off on Adventure" facebook page
ReplyDeletehttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Off-on-Adventure/118117681633150#!/pages/Off-on-Adventure/118117681633150?sk=wall
Thanks for the contest!
Looks like a great book. My husband is a fan of Ed Viesturs so I'll enter for him! Actually, we do have outdoor goals. Our main one for the year is hike to Virgin Falls and camp overnite. Also just more hiking in general.
ReplyDeleteGrant,
ReplyDeleteGreetings. Goal 1: Remain a non-techy, therefore this will be my only entry:) Goal 2: Remain faithful to faith, family and country. Goal 3: Remain immersed in God's great creation.
Respectfully,
Miguelito
All of your comments and goals have been great! 1 week to go until we pick a winner!
ReplyDeleteOk - I have 17 4000 footers in NH done. 2012 goal is climb the balance of the ones I haven't climbed that are NOT on the AT. Going to attempt the AT in 2013. Pick me!
ReplyDeleteSo.....Who won?
ReplyDeletescott, thanks for your comment. I am going to run the random number generator tonight. I was delayed becuse my PC died last week but I have a new one and am back online now.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Karl Searl. According to random.org he is the winner of the Will to Climb by Ed Viesturs!
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