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David Stuart Roberts (May 29, 1943 – August 20, 2021) was an American climber, mountaineer, college professor, and author of books and articles about climbing and the history of the American Southwest.
Conrad Anker (born November 27, 1962) is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author. He was the team leader of The North Face climbing team for 26 years until 2018. [2] In 1999, he located George Mallory's body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the British climber who was last seen in 1924. [3]
James W. Whittaker (born February 10, 1929), also known as Jim Whittaker, is an American climber and mountain guide. [1] [2] Born and raised in Seattle, Washington.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.
Lou Whittaker was born in Seattle, Washington, on February 10, 1929. [3] He and his twin brother Jim began climbing mountains at age 12. The Whittakers completed their first summit of Mount Rainier at age 16 and had climbed all of the major peaks in Washington by age 18.
Rocky Mountaineer was a tourist service, and as such the government felt the funds could be better spent on other bigger priorities. They asked (at the time) Via Rail and CN Rail CEO Ron Lawless to organize the sale of the route, equipment and book of business to the private sector.
Petherick was born in 1859. [1] Her father was J. W. Petherick, who was a solicitor from Exeter. [1] She married Albert F. Mummery in 1883. [2] Both she and her husband were excellent mountaineers, and often climbed together.
Kuntal Joisher, and Mingma Tenji Sherpa on summit of Mt. Everest on 19 May 2016. Kuntal Joisher (born 26 February 1980) is an Indian mountaineer based in Mumbai. On 15 May 2018, he stood on top of Mt. Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8516 meters.