West Coast climber who was the first American to summit Everest dies at 97 - Peer2Peer

West Coast climber who was the first American to summit Everest dies at 97

Apr 08, 2026

Jim Whittaker, the pioneering climber who became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1963, has died at 97.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/west-coast-climber-who-was-the-first-american-to-summit-everest-dies-at-97/

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