Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
2017 · 7.8/10
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Jim Whittaker
Actor · born 10 February 1929 · Seattle, WA, USA
James Warren Whittaker was an American climber and mountain guide. 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.
Where to start: Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey (2017).
