Wenger is proud to announce our latest sponsored athlete, polar explorer, Eric Larsen. In 2009, Eric began the Save the Poles Expedition, a first-ever journey to the South Pole, North Pole and summit of Mt. Everest in a continuous 365-day period. His purpose? To travel to the "front lines" of global warming to document the changes occurring in these last great frozen places.
"This expedition will tell the story of these remote places so we can better understand how our actions affect the poles and ultimately the planet," Larsen says. "We all need to be reminded that we must act now to stop global warming."
The most recent part of the expedition brought Larson to the summit of Mount Everest in October 2010. Hammering winds and brutal weather conditions made carrying a large amount of equipment nearly impossible. But Eric made sure that his EvoGrip 18 Swiss Army Knife was with him at all times: "Wenger Swiss Army Knives played a HUGE role" in the climb. "There wasn't a day that went by that we weren't using them - summit day especially!".
Follow Eric's death-defying expedition to the top of Mount Everest in the captivating blog posts and videos below.
- Last Days in Nepal (October 23, 2010)
- Back in Kat (October 21, 2010)
- Everest Summit Story - Part 2 (October 18, 2010)
- Everest Summit Story - Part 1 (October 17, 2010)
- Day 43. Camp 3 for the Night (October 13, 2010)
- Audio Update (October 13, 2010)
- Day 42. Back in Camp 2 (October 12, 2010)
- Audio Update (October 12, 2010)
- Day 41. Summit Plan (October 11, 2010)
- Audio Update (October 11, 2010)
- Day 40. This Moment (October 10, 2010)
- Audio Update (October 8, 2010)
- Day 34. My Favorite Hike (October 5, 2010)
- Day 33. More Base Camp Love (October 4, 2010)
- Day 32. Rest (October 3, 2010)
- Audio Update (October 2, 2010)
- Day 31. Back to Base Camp (October 2, 2010)
- Day 30. Camp 3 (September 30, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 29, 2010)
- Day 28. The Rest of the Team Arrives (September 29, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 29, 2010)
- Day 27. Camp 2 (September 27, 2010)
- Day 26. Unknown Quantity (September 26, 2010)
- Day 25. Clear Skies (September 25, 2010)
- Day 23. I love base camp (September 23, 2010)
- Day 22. Snow (September 22, 2010)
- Day 21. To Gorakshep (September 22, 2010)
- Day 20. How it all works (September 21, 2010)
- STP Everest - Day 18: At Camp 1 (September 20, 2010)
- Day 19. Up and Down (September 20, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 19, 2010)
- Day 18. Sleeping at 19,800 ft. (September 18, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 18, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 17, 2010)
- Day 16. R & R - Kind Of. (September 16, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 16, 2010)
- Day 15. The Climbing Begins (September 15, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 15, 2010)
- Day 13/14. Gear Sort, Puja and Icefall! (September 14, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 13, 2010)
- Day 12. Base Camp! (September 12, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 12, 2010)
- Day 11. Gorakshep (September 11, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 11, 2010)
- Day 10. Lobuche (September 10, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 10, 2010)
- Day 9. Pheriche - Take Two (September 9, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 9, 2010)
- Day 8. Pheriche (September 8, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 8, 2010)
- Day 7. Tengboche (September 7, 2010)
- Day 6. The Snow Leopard (September 6, 2010)
- Acclimatization Day (September 5, 2010)
- Day 3. The Incredible Hike to Namche Bazar (September 4, 2010)
- Audio Update (September 3, 2010)
- In Lukla (September 2, 2010)
- Karma in Kathmandu (September 1, 2010)
- Everest Permit Signed (August 31, 2010)
- Change Is The New Constant (August 30, 2010)