Acting
Jim Whittaker
- Born
- 1929-02-10
- Died
- 2026-04-07
- Birthplace
- Seattle, WA, USA
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
Filmography
9 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Return to Mount Kennedy
2018 · Movie
Self
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
2017 · Movie
Self
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
2013 · Movie
Self
High Tension
2013 · Movie
Self
Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger
2013 · Movie
self
Sherpa: The Proving Grounds
2002 · Movie
Self
This Is Self Arrest
1967 · Movie
Narrator
Americans on Everest
1965 · Movie
Self
Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak
1965 · Movie
Self