Jim Whittaker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Whittaker

American mountaineer

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1929

Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States

Profession: screenwriter, mountaineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James W.
Whittaker (born February 10, 1929), also known as Jim Whittaker, is an American mountaineer and mountain guide.
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, 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.
Once there, Whittaker planted a U.S.
flag at the top.