Lou Whittaker is known for helping lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, and teaching generations of climbers during more than 250 trips up Mount Rainier.
SEATTLE — Lou Whittaker, a legendary American mountaineer who helped lead ascents of Mount Everest, K2 and Denali, and who taught generations of climbers during his more than 250 trips up Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in Washington state, has died at age 95.
RMI Expeditions, the guide company he founded in 1969, confirmed that he died peacefully at home Sunday.
“Mountains were the source of his health, the wellspring of his confidence, and the stage for
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