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 in Ashford, Wash. on Sunday."Mountains were the source of his health, the wellspring of his confidence, and the stage for his triumphs, and he was one of the first to make mountaineering and its benefits accessible to the broader public," the company said in statement posted to its website Wednesday.
Lou Whittaker took thousands of clients up Mount Rainier, and made it a point of pride how his company trained its guides and clients alike. Among RMI’s longtime guides is Ed Viesturs, known for summitting the world’s 14 highest peaks without the aid of supplemental oxygen.Originally called Rainier Mountaineering Inc., the company is now owned by Lou Whittaker’s son, Peter.
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