RIP Lou Whittaker

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RIP Lou Whittaker

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Reporting with sadness the passing of Lou Whittaker, legendary mountaineer, founder of RMI and twin brother of Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Everest. He will be greatly missed. RIP, Lou. Enjoy the view from your new summit.
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Re: RIP Lou Whittaker

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Sad to hear. Happened to spend the night at The Bunkhouse when he was first opening it. Sat and listened to a lot of great stories . RIP
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Re: RIP Lou Whittaker

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Man, that's horrible. Another legend we lost. :(
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Re: RIP Lou Whittaker

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I hope that Alan Trammell is still doing well, at least.
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Re: RIP Lou Whittaker

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druid2112 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:22 pm I hope that Alan Trammell is still doing well, at least.
The former Detroit Tiger's shortstop? :wft:

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Re: RIP Lou Whittaker

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Here is the detailed NYTimes obituary (hopefully a non-paywall link)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/us/l ... &sgrp=c-cb
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