ObituariesApr 9, 2026Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest and former REI president, dies at 97 in Port Townsend, WashingtonJim Whittaker, 97, the American mountaineer who became the first U.S. citizen to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1963 (with Nawang Gombu), died Tuesday at his h...Jim WhittakerMount EverestREI+1
TravelJun 19, 2026Dawa Sherpa Survives Week Trapped on EverestDawa Sherpa, a 57-year-old Nepali mountaineer employed as a cook who was substitute guide on an Everest climb, was trapped in a roughly 25-foot crevasse for multiple...Medical EvacuationMount EverestDawa Sherpa
WorldJun 10, 2026Nepali climber rescued on Everest leaves ICUDawa Sherpa, 57, disappeared on May 30 on the upper slopes of Mount Everest and spent six days crawling toward Base Camp after being left behind when his supplementa...Mount EverestDawa Sherpa
ObituariesApr 9, 2026Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest (1963), dies at 97Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest (alongside Nawang Gombu), has died at age 97 at his home in Port Townsend, ...Jim WhittakerMount EverestREI
TravelJun 23, 2026India Seeks Recovery of 'Green Boots' on EverestThe Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has solicited bids from high-altitude recovery teams to retrieve the frozen remains known as "Green Boots" from Mount Everest's...Mount EverestIndo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
