Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780452282940)

The incredible bestselling book from the author of No Barriers and The Adversity Advantage

Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would leave him blind by the age of thirteen. But Erik was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling and exciting life.

In this poignant and inspiring memoir, he shares his struggle to push past the limits imposed on him by his visual impairment-and by a seeing world. He speaks movingly of the role his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of blindness: the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her son's sight and the father who encouraged him to strive for that distant mountaintop. And he tells the story of his dream to climb the world's Seven Summits, and how he is turning that dream into astonishing reality (something fewer than a hundred mountaineers have done).

From the snow-capped summit of McKinley to the towering peaks of Aconcagua and Kilimanjaro to the ultimate challenge, Mount Everest, this is a story about daring to dream in the face of impossible odds. It is about finding the courage to reach for that ultimate summit, and transforming your life into something truly miraculous.

"An inspiration to other blind people and plenty of us folks who can see just fine."--Jon Krakauer, New York Times bestselling author of Into Thin Air

Author: Erik Weihenmayer
ISBN-10: 0452282942
ISBN-13: 9780452282940
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 03/26/2002
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.54w x 0.78d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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