climber

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West Coast climber Jim Whittaker reached the highest point on Earth on May 1, 1963.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The climber left his imprint on REI as well, becoming the company's first full-time paid employee in 1955 and serving as the outdoor retailer's second president and CEO from 1971 to 1979.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Whittaker returned to Everest in 2013 with his son Leif, who is also a climber and specialises in training athletes for high-altitude ascents.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A hilarious entourage attempts to fend off Théodore Pellerin’s awkward social climber with the year’s most perilous, pitfall-laden dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Anyone lucky enough to meet him will find a very special human being—a mountain climber who finds poetry on the peak, an explorer who sings the glories of the stars.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr