Jim Whittaker, who has died aged 97, was the first American to reach the summit of Everest, on May 1 1963, and the last ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor ...

Seattle native was the first American to climb Everest and led successful ascent of K2.

Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, died on Tuesday, April 7, at the age of 97. The celebrated mountaineer died at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, according to his family ...

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The Pacific Northwest’s own Jim Whittaker passed away peacefully at his home in Port Townsend on Tuesday. Elliott Almond from Cascadia Daily News reported the news in an obituary published Wednesday ...