World T.E.A.M. Sports

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Boulder, Colorado, August 26, 2011 – In the end, the Modern Gypsies raised their “Expedition Impossible” flag as champions. Yet, for Team No Limits, second place was immensely satisfying. “I’ve never been so happy to be in second in anything,” said Jeff Evans, one of three World T.E.A.M. Sports athletes who participated [...]

BY RICHARD RHINEHART Denver, Colorado, May 25, 2011: Celebrating the tenth anniversary of his historic ascent of Mount Everest, World T.E.A.M. Sports director Erik Weihenmayer sought new outdoor adventures that would challenge him both physically and mentally. Learning of the new ABC Television series “Expedition Impossible” from “Survivor” and “Eco-Challenge” producer Mark Burnett, Weihenmayer applied [...]

Jeff Evans, founder of MountainVision Inc., grew up scampering around the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina but found that the higher mountains of Colorado would be the ideal setting to challenge himself as a mountain guide. At the age of 19, Jeff packed up his truck and relocated to the Colorado Front [...]

Hometown: Hugoton, KS Branch of Service: US Army Injury Date: 2005 – Iraq, 2008-Afghanistan Injury: Loss of hearing from land mine explosion and broken leg. Aaron Isaacson grew up on a small farm in Hugoton, in southwestern Kansas, with two sisters. Like many young boys, he enjoyed fishing and hunting for recreation and competed in [...]

On May 25, 2001, Erik Weihenmayer became the only blind man in history to reach the summit of the world’s highest peak – Mount Everest. On August 20, 2008, when he stood on top of Carstenz Pyramid, the tallest peak in Austral-Asia, Weihenmayer completed his quest to climb the Seven Summits – the highest mountains on each of the