Kristin Harila Is Saying Goodbye to Mount Everest with a Bold Plan to Climb It.

Kristin Harila, who holds the speed record on the 8000ers, will attempt the so-called Everest Triple Crown this spring as a ...
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Remembering Army Veteran Jim Whittaker, First American to Climb Mount Everest

Whittaker trained Army soldiers at Camp Hale during the Korean War before becoming the first American to summit Everest and later becoming the CEO of REI.

Jim Whittaker, the First American to Summit Everest, Has Died at 97

The mountaineer, REI visionary, and environmental advocate was the defining figure of 20th-century American climbing.
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In Memorium: First American to Climb Everest Dies at 97 After a Lifetime of Climbing with His Brother

America doffs its hat to one of its greatest modern outdoorsmen: the first among our countrymen to conquer the two highest ...

Everest pioneer and former REI CEO Jim Whittaker dies at 97, family confirms

"You're in nature, participating in God's creation ... it's such a high, such a spiritual thing." ...

Jim Whittaker, Washington native and first American to climb Everest, dies at 97

Jim Whittaker, the famous Washington mountaineer who was the first American to summit Mount Everest and later became the CEO ...