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Jim Whittaker

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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…

Filmography10 films
  1. Return to Mount Kennedy2018
  2. Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey2017
  3. High and Hallowed: Everest 19632013
  4. High Tension2013
  5. Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger2013
  6. Sherpa: The Proving Grounds2002
  7. Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears1993
  8. This Is Self Arrest1967
  9. Americans on Everest1965
  10. Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak1965
  1. Return to Mount Kennedy2018
  2. Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey2017
  3. High and Hallowed: Everest 19632013