A.E. Radio Interviews Mountaineer Pete Athans

We’ve got a great episode for you this week. Adventure Edge Radio Episode 15 features an interview with high-altitude mountaineer, expedition guide and North Face athlete Pete Athans.

Athans has summitted Everest 7 times and is known affectionately in climbing circles as “Mr. Everest.” He has been involved in dramatic rescue efforts on Everest and was awarded the highest rescue-related honor a climber can receive, the David A. Sowles Award.

In addition to his extraordinary climbing achievements on Mt. Everest, Athans has climbed mountains on every other continent as well, including reaching the summits of Lhotse, Nuptse, Makalu, Manaslu and K2. Athans is a board member for the Himalayan Cataract Project, an organization that brings eye care to those suffering from cataract blindness in the Himalaya. As if that wasn’t enough to keep him busy, he is also a high-altitude film-maker with credits from NOVA, National Geographic Society and the feature film “7 Years in Tibet.”

In our gear highlight this week we take a look at base layers and the importance of layering. And as always, we end with the Last Word, a personal look at the adventure life. Listen in an enjoy…