No Barriers: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon

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National Bestseller and Honorable Mention Award Winner in the Outside Literature category of the 2017 National Outside Book Awards (NOBA) ― “A beautiful book about circle of relatives and finding a way to succeed in more than you ever thought imaginable.” ―Brad Meltzer, NYT bestselling author

Erik Weihenmayer is the first and only blind person to summit Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Descending carefully, he and his team picked their way across deep crevasses and through the deadly Khumbu Icefall; when the mountain used to be after all at the back of him, Erik knew he used to be going to live. His expedition leader slapped him on the back and said something that would have an effect on the course of Erik’s life: “Don’t make Everest the greatest thing you ever do.”

No Barriers is Erik’s response to that challenge. It’s the moving story of his journey since descending Mount Everest: from leading expeditions around the globe with blind Tibetan teenagers to helping injured soldiers climb their way home from war, from adopting a son from Nepal to facing the most terrifying reach of his life: to solo kayak the thunderous whitewater of the Grand Canyon.

Along the course of Erik’s journey, he meets other trailblazers―adventurers, scientists, artists, and activists―who, despite trauma, hardship, and loss, have broken through barriers of their own. These pioneers show Erik surprising ways forward that surpass logic and defy traditional thinking.

Like the rapids of the Grand Canyon, created by inexorable forces far beneath the surface, No Barriers is a dive into the heart and mind at the core of the turbulent human experience. It is an exploration of the light that burns in all of us, the obstacles that threaten to extinguish that light, and the treacherous ascent towards growth and rebirth.

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