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Jim Whittaker
Acting•Born February 10, 1929•Died April 7, 2026 (age 97)•Seattle, WA, USA
Biography
James Warren Whittaker was an American climber and mountain guide. 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.
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DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 10, 1929
Day of DeathApril 7, 2026
Place of BirthSeattle, WA, USA
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