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Jim Whittaker
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, alongsid...
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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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Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey2017 · Self3.9
High and Hallowed: Everest 19632013 · Self5.0
High Tension2013 · Self4.0
Americans on Everest1965 · Self
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears1993 · related character
Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger2013 · self
Return to Mount Kennedy2018 · Self
Sherpa: The Proving Grounds2002 · SelfCast
Cast credits
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey2017 · Self3.9High and Hallowed: Everest 19632013 · Self5.0High Tension2013 · Self4.0Americans on Everest1965 · SelfEverest - Blood, Sweat and Tears1993 · related characterNawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger2013 · selfReturn to Mount Kennedy2018 · SelfSherpa: The Proving Grounds2002 · Self
This Is Self Arrest1967 · Narrator