He participated in the IMAX filming of the movie Everest in 1996 and only 13 days after the Mount Everest disaster he summitted the mountain with his team and a film crew. Ed Viesturs had a cameo in the movie Vertical Limit in 2000. He is portrayed by actor Clive Standen in the 2015 remake of the movie Everest. He authored his autobiography No Shorts to the Top: Climbing the World’s 14 Highest Peaks.