Allegations of fraud and poisoning in Himalayan tourism have already had a huge impact on the Mount Everest guiding industry ...
As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when ...
Forged medical records, organized crime allegations, and more astonishing takeaways from this ongoing investigation ...
Jim Whittaker became a national celebrity after his 1963 climb and received the Hubbard Medal from President Kennedy.
Nearly three dozen people are facing criminal charges for their roles in a sprawling $20 million insurance scam that targeted ...
Jim Whittaker first American Everest summiteer dies at 97 pioneering climb legacy REI leadership and lifelong mountaineering ...
Jim Whittaker, a Seattle born and raised mountaineer who achieved legendary status when he became the first American to ...
Jim Whittaker died Tuesday in Port Townsend. The legendary Washington mountaineer made history in 1963 as the first American ...
The mountaineer, REI visionary, and environmental advocate was the defining figure of 20th-century American climbing.