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- Leif Whittaker has climbed many of the world’s tallest peaks. His writing and photography have appeared in Powder, The Ski Journal, and Backcountry. He lives in Bellingham, Washington, and is a seasonal USFS climbing ranger on Mount Baker. Leif is the son of Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest.
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"Leif Whittaker, son of the first American to summit Everest, has given us a deliciously irreverent perspective on growing up in the shadow of a famous father, and how that journey helped shape a unique perspective on one young man's own relationship with a mountain...and a dad."
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Leif Whittaker is a writer, coach, and motivational speaker from the Pacific Northwest. He grew up in Port Townsend, Washington near the mossy forests of Olympic National Park and learned about the outdoors from his father, Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mt. Everest.
Nov 6, 2019 · But Leif said his older brother was almost like a hero — a grunge-rock one who donned a leather jacket and rode a motorcycle. The brothers led very different adult lives, as well. While Bob embraced the alternative music scene, Leif became an author and mountaineer, twice summiting Mount Everest.
Nov 10, 2016 · Leif Whittaker’s memoir: climbing Everest, in his father’s footsteps. The son of Everest conqueror “Big Jim” Whittaker writes about growing up — and climbing — in his father’s shadow.
Leif Whittaker is a writer, motivational speaker, and endurance coach from the Pacific Northwest. He grew up in Port Townsend, Washington near the mossy forests of Olympic National...
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Jan 10, 2017 · The youngest son of Dianne Roberts and Jim Whittaker - who in 1963 became the first American man to summit Everest - Leif tells a coming-of-age story about “growing up Whittaker” in one of the world’s most beloved adventure families.
Sep 29, 2016 · BELLINGHAM — Sheltered in a tent with a Himalayan wind shrieking around him near the summit of Mount Everest, Port Townsend native Leif Whittaker and his climbing companions were running out of time.
