Acting
Jim Whittaker
Born February 10, 1929 Died April 7, 2026 (Age 97)Seattle, WA, USA9 Credits
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 & Credits
The Works of Jim Whittaker
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
Self
20177.8 ★
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963
Self
201310.0 ★
High Tension
Self
20138.0 ★
Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak
Self
1965
Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger
self
2013
Sherpa: The Proving Grounds
Self
2002
Americans on Everest
Self
1965
Return to Mount Kennedy
Self
2018
Visual Archive