Heidi Zimmer
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Heidi Zimmer is a American deaf mountaineer who has accomplished several notable firsts in mountaineering.[1] She was born deaf, and became the first deaf woman in history to reach the top of Mt. McKinley on June 13, 1991.[2][3][4] At the top, she unfolded a banner reading "DEAF WOMAN, A PARADE THROUGH THE DECADES".[5] On August 15th, 1992, Zimmer became the first deaf person to summit Mt. Elbrus.[3][6] On September 22nd, 1994, Zimmer became the first deaf woman to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro.[7][3] She has also won a bronze medal in the Deaf Olympics.[3] She graduated from Gallaudet University in 1978.[1]
In 1996, Zimmer was diagnosed with Usher's syndrome.[8]
She hopes to climb all the seven summits.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Chapter 1 : Connections to Algebra : Heidi Zimmer". Welcome to Algebra 1. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing. http://www.classzone.com/books/algebra_1/page_build.cfm?content=links_app2_ch1&ch=1. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Denali (Mt. McKinley)". HeidiZimmer.com. 1991-06-13. http://www.heidizimmer.com/dendi.php. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ a b c d e Kittredge, Dan. "Deaf mountaineer Heidi Zimmer lectures on 'Seven Summits'". The Crusader. College of the Holy Cross. http://www.thehccrusader.com/2.11609/deaf-mountaineer-heidi-zimmer-lectures-on-seven-summits-1.1564524. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Arts festival, conferences, exhibits on the deaf draw 9,500". Associated Press. July 13, 2002. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F86D36D17E3D194&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.(subscription required)
- ^ "Denali (Mt. McKinley)". HeidiZimmer.com. 1991-06-13. http://www.heidizimmer.com/dendi.php. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Mt. Elbrus". HeidiZimmer.com. 1992-08-15. http://www.heidizimmer.com/mtelbrus.php. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Kilimanjaro". HeidiZimmer.com. 1994-09-22. http://www.heidizimmer.com/kilimanjaro2.php. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Seabeck Deaf-Blind Retreat". Heidizimmer.com. http://www.heidizimmer.com/seabeck_stroll.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
