The seeds for Soldiers To Summits (S2S) were planted on the anniversary climb of the team that included the 1st blind person (Erik Weihenmayer) to summit Mt. Everest. For their 10-year anniversary, they formed a new team that included veterans with disabilities. They went to the Himalayas, climbed Lobuche, and everyone returned home transformed. Out of that experience, the non-profit organization, Soldiers to Summits, was formed. The mission was to help disabled veterans shat­ter personal barriers and reclaim lives by using mountaineering as the learning tool for setting ambitious goals, building world-class teams, innovating through obstacles, and stepping up to lead and serve others. For the S2S program, the mountains serve as the metaphor and training ground for helping to restructure how to deal with a certain past and uncertain future, while integrating with the existing rehab process. Any injured service member, from any service branch, active or retired, with any disability is eligible to apply. Climbing experience is not required or expected, but you do need a base level of physical fitness, a willingness to grow and a big heart. S2S merged with No Barriers and was renamed the No Barriers Warriors program. Thank you to the founding members: Erik Weihenmayer, Charley Mace, Jeff Evans, Didrik Johnck, Luis Benitez, Brad Bull, and Michael Brown. "My Everest team and I felt privileged to launch the inaugural S2S expedition to Mt Lobuche in Nepal, and more importantly, we are fully invested in carrying forward the No Barriers mindset to help shatter barriers!” –Erik Weihenmayer