Jim Whittaker, First American to Scale Mount Everest, Dies at 97
April 9, 2026
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as posted by the channelJim Whittaker, who became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest in 1963, has died. Whittaker said his proudest moment actually came in 1981 when he led ten disabled climbers to the top of Mount Rainier in his home state, Washington. Whittaker was 97 years old.
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