Lou Whittaker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetLou Whittaker
American mountaineer
Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1929
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States
Profession: mountaineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Lou Whittaker
- Lou Whittaker (born February 10, 1929) is a mountaineer, mountain guide, and entrepreneur.
- He and his twin brother, Jim Whittaker, an equally renown mountaineer and guide, were born and raised in Seattle.Besides his worldwide mountain climbing experience, Whittaker became the most experienced glacier-travel guide by climbing Mount Rainier with over 250 summits.
- He also established Rainier Mountaineering, developed a group of successful climbing-related businesses at the Rainier Base Camp in Ashford, adjacent to Mount Rainier National Park.
- There he led the training of several generations of Rainier guides, many of whom continue to guide and climb elsewhere.
- He also led the first American ascent of the North Col of Mount Everest in 1984.He has recorded his experiences in Lou Whittaker - Memoirs of a Mountain Guide, written with Andrea Gabbard.
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