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Jim Whittaker

Acting

1 movie available on YTS

Actor info

  • Name :

    Jim Whittaker

  • Born :

    February 10, 1929 in Seattle, WA, USA (97 years at death)

  • Died :

    April 7, 2026

  • Known for :

    Acting

  • Gender :

    Male

  • Film career :

    10 films (1965–2018)

  • Also known as :

    James Warren Whittaker, James Whittaker

  • Links :

    IMDb

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.

Notable films

  • Americans on Everest (1965) as Self
  • Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak (1965) as Self
  • Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears (1993) as related character
  • Sherpa: The Proving Grounds (2002) as Self
  • This Is Self Arrest (1967) as Narrator

1 YIFY Movies starring Jim Whittaker

Return to Mount Kennedy
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6.9 / 10

720p | 1080p Documentary

Return to Mount Kennedy
2019