Viesturs conquers 14th peak to join climbing's elite.

From: The Seattle Times (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: May 12, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Ron Judd

SEATTLE _ Bainbridge Island climber Ed Viesturs has reached the summit of 26,545-foot Annapurna in Nepal, becoming the first American and one of only 12 climbers ever to stand atop all 14 of the world's highest peaks.

Viesturs phoned his wife, Paula, by satellite phone to report the successful summit around 2 a.m. Thursday (about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nepal time), said a spokesperson for MSN, which has a team at the Annapurna base camp.

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