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Jim Whittaker, First American to Summit Mt. Everest, Dies at 97
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April 19, 2026
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2:27Now PlayingJim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mt. Everest who then helped build one of the world’s most popular outdoor brands, has died at 97. In 1990, Whittaker organized a trip to Everest with American, Soviet and Chinese teams in an effort at peace just before the end of the Cold War. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.
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