ABCNEWS - 'Astonishing': Sherpa missing for 6 days on Mount Everest found alive
A Mount Everest sherpa, who had been missing for six days, was found alive.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Hikers capture dramatic Everest avalanche
Incredible footage shows the dramatic moment a hiker captured an avalanche on Mount Everest — with the group quickly zipping up their tent as the wall of snow approached.
HUFFPOST - Legendary Mountaineer Jim Whittaker, The First American To Summit Mount Everest, Dies At 97
Whittaker's 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97
The celebrated mountaineer, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Washington, his family said.
WASHINGTONPOST (Anne Kenderdine) - Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97
His historic 1963 ascent made him a national hero and helped promote mountaineering in the United States.
NYTIMES (John Branch) - Jim Whittaker, First American to Reach Everest’s Summit, Dies at 97
As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when fewer than 10 people were known to have done so.
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - REPORT: Nepali Authorities Accuse Guides Of Poisoning Climbers At World Highest Mountains In Massive Rescue Scheme
'When there is no action against crime, it flourishes'