Media Coverage

1. “Eric Gilbertson Becomes Just 3rd American to Get Snow Leopard Award,” Angela Benavides, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/eric-gilbertson-3rd-american-snow-leopard/, Dec 1, 2023

2. “Traveling abroad isn’t all about sightseeing. Here’s how to get outdoors wherever you are,” Lila Seidman, LA Times, https://www.latimes.com/travel/newsletter/2023-11-30/getting-outdoors-abroad-safely-the-wild , Nov 30, 2023. Eric was a source for part of this article about hiking/climbing in countries like Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mauritania, and others.

3. “Duo Claims First Ascent of Highest Peaks in All The ‘Stans,” Andrew McLemore, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/climbing-all-seven-stans/ , Sept 12, 2023

4. “More Kangchenjunga Summits,” Angela Benavides, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/more-kangchenjunga-summits/, June 1, 2023

5. “Twin peaks: Brothers’ mission to climb every national highpoint,” BBC Newsday interview, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dhxlyl , Nov 22, 2022

6. Radio interview on Extra Time with Paul Ross on talkSport radio, https://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1668128400/1668133800/ (starts at 10:45), Nov 11, 2022
A brief interview about country highpoints Eric did for a sports radio show in the UK.

7. “K2, the world’s second-highest mountain peak, is covered in garbage,” Lise Kiennemann, The Observers, France 24, https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-observers/20221109-himalaya-k2-mountain-climbing-rubbish-pollution-environment, Nov 9, 2022
An article about K2 where Eric is quoted about his experience there in July 2022.

8. “196 countries, 196 summits – our definition of vacation isn’t lying on the beach,” Christiaan Brungger, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/eric-gilbertson-matthew-gilbertson-kletter-zwillinge-usa-hoechste-punkte-alle-laender-1.5691505 , Nov 9, 2022
Article in one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. This is an interview with Eric and Matthew about the country highpoints project

Link to translated pdf version: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Article

9. “Country Highpoints – Brothers try to be the first to reach the highest mountain in 196 countries,” Magdalena Brys, National Geographic Poland, https://www.national-geographic.pl/traveler/artykul/country-highpoints-bracia-jako-pierwsi-chca-zdobyc-najwyzsze-szczyty-gorskie-w-196-krajach?fbclid=IwAR2q3kY4TICGYz7jiXI2Y0j6O0pE6WnrkBAmCu7ropIXDuBXkqVnfjANoVg , Nov 6, 2022

Link to translated pdf version: National Geographic Poland Article

10. “Twin Peaks: brothers Matthew and Eric Gilbertson rewrite mountain record books,” Keiran Southern, The Times of London, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/twin-peaks-brothers-matthew-and-eric-gilbertson-rewrite-mountain-record-books-khr6c8jkb , Nov 2, 2022

Link to pdf version: The Times of London Article

11. “Sometimes at Gunpoint, Twins Discover New Highpoints Around The World,” Andrew McLemore, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/mit-bros-discover-new-highpoints/, Oct 31, 2022.

12. “Cheap travel and bribed police officers – the adventures of the climbing twins,” Christian Brunger, Tages Anzeiger, https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/billigreisen-und-geschmierte-polizisten-die-abenteuer-der-kletter-zwillinge-522430240746 , Oct 25, 2022.
National daily newspaper published in Zurich, Switzerland. Article is an interview with Eric and Matthew about the country highpoints project.

Link to translated pdf version: Tages Anzeiger Article

13. “Danish Delivery Worker Climbed the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain and was Close to Disaster: Suddenly it Rained Heavy Stones and Oxygen Bottles,” Jonas Ancher Nyeng, Fyens Stiftstidende https://fyens.dk/artikel/wolt-bud-i-odense-besteg-verdens-farligste-bjerg-og-var-t%C3%A6t-p%C3%A5-katastrofe-pludseligt-regnede-det-med-tunge-sten-og-iltflasker , Oct 22, 2022
Regional Danish newspaper published in Odense, Denmark. Article describes Eric’s and Andreas’ climb of K2.

Link to translated pdf version: Fyens Stiftstidende Article

14. “The Forgotten Mountain – Forbidden Peak,” Forest McBrian, Alpinist 79, http://www.alpinist.com/ , Sept 2022
Eric’s winter ascent of Forbidden Peak in the Cascades in Washington in Jan 2022 is mentioned in this article.

Link to pdf version: Forbidden Peak Article

15. “K2 2022: No O’s, Unsupported Summits on Broad Peak and K2 – Interview with Andreas Frydensberg and Eric Gilbertson,” Alan Arnette, The Blog on alanarnette.com, https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2022/08/12/k2-2022-no-os-unsupported-summits-on-broad-peak-and-k2-interview-with-andreas-frydensberg-and-eric-gilbertson/, Aug 12, 2022
An interview Eric and Andreas did with famous mountaineer and chronicler of 8000m peak ascents, Alan Arnette.

16. “Twins Try to Climb Highest Mountain in All 196 Countries,” Andrew McLemore, ExplorersWeb, https://explorersweb.com/climbing-highest-mountain-in-every-country-twins/, Aug 12, 2022
An article about Eric and Matthew’s country highpoint project by a climbing, exploration, and adventure site.

17. “Fastest Known Time of the Year Award 2020 – Winners Announced,” Buzz Burrell, Fastest Known Time, https://fastestknowntime.com/article/fktoy-na-2020-winners-announced-pt-1, Jan 1, 2021.
Brief description of Eric’s Rocky Mountain Slam trip, which won Fastest Known Time of the Year 3rd place award in 2020.

18. “FKT Episode 104: What route has 432,500ft of gain? Eric Gilbertson is here to tell you,” Buzz Burrell, Fastest Known Time Podcast, https://fastestknowntime.com/podcast/104-eric-gilbertson, Oct, 2020.
An interview Eric did about the Rocky Mountain Slam, a trip he did in summer 2020 to climb all the CO 14ers, WY 13ers, and MT 12ers in 60 days.

19. “Surprise – Al Sawda is not the highest peak in Saudi Arabia,” Anas Al-Yousef, Okaz, https://www.okaz.com.sa/last-stop/na/1667177 , Aug 29, 2018
Article in Okaz Newspaper, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, about our trip to survey the highpoint of Saudi Arabia.

Link to translated pdf version: Jabal Sawda Article 1

20. “Ferwa – The Highest Saudi Peak,” Arriyadiyah, https://arriyadiyah.com/611058 , Aug 28, 2018
Article in Arriyadiyah, an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia.

Link to translated pdf version: Jabal Sawda Article 2

21. “Alumni have summitted the highest points of every North American country,” The Tech, MIT Newspaper, Souparno Ghosh, https://thetech.com/2016/04/08/gilbertsons-v136-n11, April 8, 2016
MIT Newspaper story about Eric and Matthew climbing the highpoints of all countries in North America.

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