Jim Whittaker, 1929–2026

On May 1, 1963, at 1 p.m. local time, a 6-foot-5 Seattle outdoorsman — a shoe salesman, essentially, who had moonlighted as a mountain guide — planted an American flag in the snow at the top of the world. He had climbed through blizzard-force winds and minus-30-degree air, alongside a Sherpa named Nawang Gombu, and […]
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Washington Examiner
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