Jim Whittaker
James Whittaker | |
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Whittaker speaking at the Computer History Museum in 2005 | |
| Born | February 10, 1929 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | Seattle University West Seattle High School |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Relatives | Lou Whittaker (twin brother) |
James W. Whittaker (born February 10, 1929), also known as Jim Whittaker, is an American climber and mountain guide. 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, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu, a nephew of Tenzing Norgay. They ran out of oxygen, but managed to reach the summit.