Deadly hazards in the Khumbu Icefall have prevented officials from completing the climbing route. Now, guides and outfitters ...

Everest record-holder Lhakpa Sherpa returns to the mountain with a doko basket, revisiting her beginnings after her ...

Jim Whittaker, who became the first American mountaineer to summit Mt. Everest in 1963, died April 7. He was 97. MORE: ...

As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when ...

SEATTLE (AP) — The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor ...

The mountaineer, REI visionary, and environmental advocate was the defining figure of 20th-century American climbing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Whittaker, who became the first American mountaineer to summit Mt. Everest in 1963, died April 7. He was 97. Born in Seattle ...

His historic 1963 ascent made him a national hero and helped promote mountaineering in the United States.

Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest in 1963, has died at 97, his family said, leaving a legacy in ...

The lifelong outdoors advocate and former president of retailer REI returned to Everest decades later with his son.

Jim Whittaker became a national celebrity after his 1963 climb and received the Hubbard Medal from President Kennedy.

He scaled Mount Everest to its summit on May 1, 1963, a decade after Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top of the ...