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Jim Whittaker, the Army veteran and mountaineer who became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest, died at 97.

Whittaker trained Army soldiers at Camp Hale during the Korean War before becoming the first American to summit Everest and later becoming the CEO of REI.

The mountaineer, REI visionary, and environmental advocate was the defining figure of 20th-century American climbing.

Whittaker’s ascent of Everest made him an instant celebrity who ultimately ended up changing the climbing world forever ...

Jim Whittaker, a Seattle born and raised mountaineer who achieved legendary status when he became the first American to ...

Jim Whittaker, the first citizen of the United States to reach the top of Mount Everest, died at his home in Port Townsend, ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97.

As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when ...

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 ...