Erik Weihenmayer: First Blind Finisher of the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race

Blind Adventurer, Erik Weihenmayer, is best known as the first blind person to summit Mount Everest. On August 14, 2010, he became the first blind finisher of the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race. The monster 100-mile course traverses the beautiful, high altitude mountains and valleys of Leadville, Colorado. Cyclists pedal on jeep roads and singletrack that never dip below 9,000 feet and climb to a lung-searing 12,600 feet. Erik and his tandem pilot, John Lemon, broke the 12-hour cut-off time, earning their well-deserved Leadville 100 silver buckles. Read Erik’s race blog.

Erik Weihenmayer (right), blind cyclist, and John Lemon, tandem pilot