Neal Beidleman
Neal Beidleman | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, Speaker |
| Spouse | Amy Beidleman |
Neal Beidleman is a mountaineer and climbing guide, known for surviving the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. He conducted numerous public talks on his experiences in that disaster, especially in regard to decision-making and team management. Beidleman's stories were also featured on the U.S. television news show Nightline and PBS's Frontline, in which his decisions and patience were credited for likely saving the lives of himself and several other less-experienced climbers along the Kangshung Face. Beidleman made a return trip to Mount Everest in 2011, and reached the summit once again.
Neal Beidleman was working as a guide with his co-worker and friend Scott Fischer in the spring of 1996 on Mount Everest. The disaster involved the death of Fischer and several other climbers that season.
In 2018, he summited Mount Everest with Adrian Ballinger.
He was engaged to his wife Amy Beidleman in 1994.