Erik Weihenmayer, who'll be receiving an award from Seattle's Mountaineers organization this month, has climbed everything ...

Kristin Harila, who holds the speed record on the 8000ers, will attempt the so-called Everest Triple Crown this spring as a ...

Jude Law has played robots, kings, and so many pretty boys over the course of his career. Now, he’s adding the current leader ...

Whittaker’s ascent of Everest made him an instant celebrity who ultimately ended up changing the climbing world forever ...

Jim Whittaker, the famous Washington mountaineer who was the first American to summit Mount Everest and later became the CEO ...

As climbing grows through gyms and the Olympics, it faces a paradox: indoor popularity rises while outdoor crags risk closure ...

Jim Whittaker, a Seattle native who became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97 years ...

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 ...