Neal Beidleman is a mountaineer and climbing guide, known for surviving the

1996 Mount Everest disaster The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it ...

. 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 ''Nightline'' (or ''ABC News Nightline'') is ABC News' Late night television in the United States, late-night television news program broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other network ...

. Beidleman made a return trip to Mount Everest in 2011. Neal Beidleman was working as a guide with his co-worker and friend

Scott Fischer Scott Eugene Fischer (December 24, 1955 – May 11, 1996) was an American mountaineer and mountain guide. He was renowned for his ascents of the world's highest mountains made without the use of supplemental oxygen. Fischer and Wally Berg were ...

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 Adrian Ballinger (born February 25, 1976) is a British-American certified IFMGA/ AMGA mountain guide, certified through the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA Rock, Alpine, and Ski Certifications) and a sponsored climber and skier. Balli ...

. He was engaged to his wife Amy Beidleman in 1994.

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American mountain climbers Mount Everest Living people 1960 births {{climbing-bio-stub

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