A Life on The Edge

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Published by The Mountaineers Seattle, 1999, 1st US & UK Edition, D/w, Fine.   Autobiography of Jim Whittaker who, with his twin brother Lou, began climbing on the peaks of the Pacific Northwest in his teens, with a particular affinity for the Mount Rainier area.  He went on to become the first American to summit Everest, led the first successful American expedition to summit K2, and led the 1990 Mountain Everest International Peace Climb which brought climbers together from the Soviet Union, China and the US.  He was also a mountain guide, the CEO of the nation’s largest member owned co-operative, the outdoor gear powerhouse REI, and a confidant of Bobby Kennedy.