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Mountain climbing ‘machine’ lands in Mesa
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Ed Viesturs, a world-renowned mountain climber, will visit Mesa as part of the "National Geographic Live!" speakers series. Photographs courtesy JAKE NORTON/FIRST ASCENT.
Men’s Journal magazine didn’t dub mountaineer Ed Viesturs “the ultimate climbing machine” for nothing.
In 2005, the alpinist completed a 16-year quest to climb the 14 highest peaks in the world, and he did it all on his own two lungs, without sucking supplemental oxygen from a bottle on his back. He’s also summitted Mount Everest — the world’s 29,035-foot behemoth — seven times.
Viesturs will recount his sky-high adventures Wednesday at Mesa Arts Center. The presentation is part of the “National Geographic Live!” speaker series, which brings prominent scientists, explorers, filmmakers and photographers to cities nationwide to share their stories with live audiences. The program will bring a polar wildlife photographer, paleontologist and treetop ecologist to Mesa later in the season.
Last season, it hosted Robert Ballard, the scientist who achieved rock-star status in the 1980s for his work on the shipwreck Titanic, and Spencer Wells, a well-known population geneticist working with DNA to uncover how humankind traveled from its origins in Africa to populate the planet.
Viesturs will appear 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. Tickets are $26-$38; they are available at the box office or by contacting the center at (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.
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