Occupation Mountaineer Books Lou Whittaker Name Lou Whittaker Siblings Jim Whittaker | Role Mountaineer | |
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Born February 10, 1929 (age 95) ( 1929-02-10 ) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
Organizations founded Rainier Mountaineering Education West Seattle High School | ||
Peter and lou whittaker 100 years of managing risk
Lou Whittaker (born February 10, 1929) is a mountaineer and glacier-travel guide.
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- Peter and lou whittaker 100 years of managing risk
- An evening with lou whittaker may 19 2014
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Whittaker and his twin brother Jim were born and raised in Seattle.
Besides his worldwide climbing experience, he became the most experienced guide for climbing Mount Rainier with over 250 summits and established Rainier Mountaineering, developed a group of successful climbing-related businesses at the Rainier Base Camp in Ashford, Washington, adjacent to Mount Rainier National Park, and led the training of several generations of Rainier guides, many of whom continue to guide and climb elsewhere. He also led the first American ascent of the North Col of Mount Everest in 1984.
He has recorded his experiences in Lou Whittaker - Memoirs of a Mountain Guide, written with Andrea Gabbard.
An evening with lou whittaker may 19 2014
