Mountaineering
Jim Whittaker, First American to Summit Everest, Dies at 97
Jim Whittaker, the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, has died at age 97. According to a statement from his family, he passed away Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington. The celebrated mountaineer made history on May 1, 1963 when he and Nawang Gombu reached the highest p
Apr 9, 12:21 AM ET·1 min read
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