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Jim Whittaker
Acting
10 Feb 1929
† 07 Apr 2026
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.
Also Known As
James Warren Whittaker, James Whittaker
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Jim Whittaker's Movies
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Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
26 May 2017
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High Tension
19 Sept 2013
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High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
19 Sept 2013
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Return to Mount Kennedy
25 May 2018
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Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears
01 Jan 1993
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Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger
22 Feb 2013
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Americans on Everest
10 Sept 1965
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Sherpa: The Proving Grounds
12 Jun 2002
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This Is Self Arrest
01 Jan 1967
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Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak
01 Jan 1965