People
Jim Whittaker
- Name: Jim Whittaker
- Birthday: 1929-02-10
- Also known as: James Warren Whittaker,James Whittaker
- Place of birth: Seattle, WA, USA
- Popularity: 0.7983
Biography:
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 summit.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Return to Mount Kennedy as Self | 2018-05-25 |
| Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey as Self | 2017-05-26 |
| High and Hallowed: Everest 1963 as Self | 2013-09-19 |
| High Tension as Self | 2013-09-19 |
| Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger as self | 2013-02-22 |
| Sherpa: The Proving Grounds as Self | 2002-06-12 |
| Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears as related character | 1993-01-01 |
| This Is Self Arrest as Narrator | 1967-01-01 |
| Americans on Everest as Self | 1965-09-10 |
| Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak as Self | 1965-01-01 |
