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Seattle (AP) — Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker’s 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after ...

Jim Jordan has spent much of the past year out of the House GOP spotlight. Don’t expect that to last. But now as frustrations with Johnson’s leadership rise inside the House GOP, and expectations grow ...

Handpicked for the role from a roster of nearly 20 expert climbers and scientists, Jim Whittaker pressed through blizzard-force winds and minus-30-degree air to become the first American to summit ...

Jim Whittaker, a Seattle-born-and-raised mountaineer who achieved legendary status when he became the first American to summit the world’s tallest peak in 1963, died Tuesday in Port Townsend at the ...

SEATTLE — Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

SEATTLE — Jim Whittaker, the Seattle-born mountaineer who became the first American to summit Mount Everest and later helped shape the Northwest’s outdoor culture, has died at age 97. Whittaker passed ...

As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when fewer than 10 people were known to have done so. Seattle UniversityCredit ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For 20 minutes of his life, Jim Whittaker was on top of the world. He was the first American to summit Mt. Everest ...

Mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 97. Whittaker reached the top of the world alongside Sherpa Nawang Gombu in 1963 and was one ...