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BornFebruary 10, 1929
DiedApril 7, 2026 (age 97)
Place of birthSeattle, WA, USA
Film credits10
Jim Whittaker
DeceasedKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
Return to Mount Kennedy
2018
as Self
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
2017
as Self
High Tension
2013
as Self
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
2013
as Self
Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger
2013
as self
Sherpa: The Proving Grounds
2002
as Self
Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears
1993
as related character
This Is Self Arrest
1967
as Narrator
Americans on Everest
1965
as Self
Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak
1965
as Self