Summary: <p>Retinoschisis began to rob Erik Weihenmayer of his vision by the age of 13, but he resisted the idea that blindness would sweep him to the sidelines of life. Erik became an accomplished wrestler in high school and eventually became the first blind person to ever reach the summit of Mt. Everest when he did so in 2001. Now over a decade later, he joins us to talk about his journey and how he lives his life with no barriers. Take a listen to his incredible story in our latest episode!</p> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p><a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/">Freshbooks </a>is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/pages/creative?ref=11858&utm_source=unmistakable-creative&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=2016">freshbooks.com/creative</a> and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section.</p> <p><a href="http://twenty20.com/unmistakable">Twenty20</a> provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to <a href="http://twenty20.com/unmistakable">twenty20.com/unmistakable</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hostgator.com/creative">Hostgator</a> hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s website hosting by clicking <a href="http://www.hostgator.com/creative">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.designcrowd.com/creative">DesignCrowd</a> gives you access to a creative team of more than 550,000 logo, web, and graphic designers at a price that is accessible to anyone. For up to $100 off your first design project, click<a href="http://www.designcrowd.com/creative"> here</a> and use the promo code CREATIVE.</p> <p><em>Erik Weihenmayer began to lose his sight when he was just 13, but he didn't let that slow him down. He became an accomplished wrestler, middle school teacher, and then world-renowned climber. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in 2001, and he's the author of several books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/No-Barriers-Blind-Journey-Canyon/dp/125008878X">No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon</a> and<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Touch-Top-World-Journey-Farther/dp/0452282942/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YHFHQ6M2YZ3310HTPCMD"> Touch the Top of the World</a>.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Retinoschisis began to rob Erik Weihenmayer of his vision by the age of 13, but he resisted the idea that blindness would sweep him to the sidelines of life. Erik became an accomplished wrestler in high school and eventually became the first blind person to ever reach the summit of Mt. Everest when he did so in 2001. Now over a decade later, he joins us to talk about his journey and how he lives his life with no barriers. Take a listen to his incredible story in our latest episode!</p> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p><a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/">Freshbooks </a>is offering a 30-day unrestricted trial to Unmistakable Creative listeners for their cloud accounting solution specially designed for small business owners. To claim it, go to <a href="https://www.freshbooks.com/pages/creative?ref=11858&utm_source=unmistakable-creative&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=2016">freshbooks.com/creative</a> and enter “Unmistakable Creative” in the How Did You Hear of Us section.</p> <p><a href="http://twenty20.com/unmistakable">Twenty20</a> provides you with real-world, authentic stock photos. To get 5 free inspiring photos today, go to <a href="http://twenty20.com/unmistakable">twenty20.com/unmistakable</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.hostgator.com/creative">Hostgator</a> hosts your website. As you have heard on the show, you can get a 30% discount on the hosting of your next creative or business project’s</p>
