Legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest, dead at 97
The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday …
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