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Pathways to Achievement

Smith Barney salutes the remarkable individuals whose pathway to achievement is marked by exceptions skill, spitit and determination.

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Our Achievers
Ed Viesturs Bob Ballard Jodi Cobb Børge Ousland
Achiever names
Resolve. Imagination. Planning. Courage. Practice. Focus. Follow-through.

What does it take to achieve a goal? Why do some determined individuals pull their boots on and achieve what few would even dare to try? What secrets do they have to share with us as we set goals—both personal and professional—for our own lives? Find out here.

Let high-altitude mountain climber
Ed Viesturs tell you how his ability to focus has helped him summit world's tallest mountains. Learn his secrets of success. GO>>



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In the News

» Ed Viesturs Summits Everest For the Sixth Time
  (May 2004)

» King of the Mountains: One Last Deadly Peak Is All That Stands Between Ed Viesturs and the Record
  (May 2004)

» Climber Ed Viesturs Reflects on His Himalayan Quest
  (October 2003)

» U.S. Climber Now Only One Peak Away From Record
  (June 2003)

» Ed Viesturs on IMAX Everest
  (February 1998)


Photographs courtesy Ed Viesturs
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