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James W. Whittaker (born February 10, 1929), also known as Jim Whittaker, is an American climber and mountain guide. [1] [2] Born and raised in Seattle, Washington , on May 1, 1963, he became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest as a member of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth ...
Internationally famous mountaineer, acclaimed keynote speaker and author Jim Whittaker is best known as the first American to summit Mt. Everest, with Sherpa Nawang Gombu on May 1, 1963.
Jim Whitaker was born in 1968 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Robin Hood (2010), Friday Night Lights (2004) and Rebirth (2011).
Mar 15, 2012 · Forty years ago, Jim Whittaker, age 34, was selected from a group of elite mountaineers to be the first American atop Everest. That twist of fate would open up a world of soaring successes,...
May 17, 2013 · The first time I met 84-year-old Jim Whittaker, a giant both in height (6’5″) and spirit, he was literally throwing around the heavy (and sharp) ice ax he used to become the first American to...
Aug 21, 2011 · In “Rebirth,” a documentary by Jim Whitaker, five people whose lives were altered on Sept. 11, 2001, are tracked as they try to recover and move on.
Jan 13, 2016 · On Screen Rant's set visit to The Finest Hours, producer Jim Whitaker proved a fount of knowledge on the real-life story of the Pendleton rescue.
