Author

Ed Viesturs

5 books, mostly nature environment, for Random House Audio and Tantor Audio, 2006–2023

Ed Viesturs is an American high-altitude mountaineer and author whose books chronicle extreme Himalayan expeditions, climbing history, and the decision-making involved in managing risk in the mountains. He wrote the memoir No Shortcuts to the Top and, with David Roberts, The Mountain, K2, and The Will to Climb, establishing a nonfiction writing career focused on mountaineering and adventure.