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.

Known For

Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak

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Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger

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Sherpa: The Proving Grounds

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High and Hallowed: Everest 1963

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Americans on Everest

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Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey

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Return to Mount Kennedy

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This Is Self Arrest

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