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Pacific Northwest climbing icon Jim Whittaker, first American atop Everest, dies at 97
Pacific Northwest climbing icon Jim Whittaker, first American atop Everest, dies at 97
Pacific Northwest climbing icon Jim Whittaker, first American atop Everest, dies at 97

Published on: 04/08/2026

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FILE - Jim Whittaker is interviewed for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the First American Ascent of Mount Everest in Berkeley, Calif., Feb. 22, 2013.

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

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/04/pacific-northwest-climbing-icon-jim-whittaker-first-american-atop-everest-dies-at-97.html

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