America doffs its hat to one of its greatest modern outdoorsmen: the first among our countrymen to conquer the two highest peaks in the world ...

He lived 97 years on this planet and made those years count, sharing his sense of wonder with the natural world.

Jim Whittaker, a Seattle born and raised mountaineer who achieved legendary status when he became the first American to ...

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

Whittaker took up climbing as a Boy Scout, and his ascent of the world’s highest mountain turned the shy Seattle man into an ...

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

Jim Whittaker died Tuesday in Port Townsend. The legendary Washington mountaineer made history in 1963 as the first American ...

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The event is on Sunday 10th May, with supporters climbing the O2 in fixed waves. There is a £40 sign-up fee for the event, ...

A Concord native is seeking to become the fastest person to climb Mount Everest without using supplemental oxygen.

Stair climber workouts can benefit your fitness and your health—here's how they stack up against other forms of cardio.

The bacteria living in your gastrointestinal tract may play a surprising role in how much altitude sickness affects you.