He shared world-class climber status with his identical twin, Lou, who led the first American expedition to scale Mount Everest's north face.
Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97
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Wed 17:13 - La Libre (BE)
Donald Trump plans to end the war in Iran and leave NATO
Wed 17:41 - Le Figaro
Offended by the attitude of allies in Iran, Donald Trump threatens to leave NATO
Thu 03:54 - Le Monde
Donald Trump promises to send Iran âback to the stone ageâ, without drawing a way out of the war
Thu 04:40 - La Libre (BE)
DIRECT- War in the Middle East: Trump promises to hit Iran âextremely hardâ for two or three weeks
Thu 06:06 - Le Figaro
Trump vows to send Iran back to 'Stone Age' if no deal is reached
Thu 06:21 - La Libre (BE)
âWe will take them back to the Stone Ageâ: Donald Trump tries to reassure public opinion and the markets about his âlittle tripâ to Iran
Thu 06:42 - Le Figaro
LIVE â War in the Middle East: Iran promises âcrushingâ attacks against the United States and Israel after Trumpâs threats
Thu 07:44 - Le Figaro
âItâs going to be more and more difficultâ: the boss of U stores warns about the price and availability of oil
Thu 08:21 - Le Figaro
âNothing newâ, ânon-eventâ, âcopy and pasteâ: Trumpâs speech on the war in Iran did not convince the international press
Thu 11:16 - Le Figaro
For Trump, the address to the nation was intended to âtell everyone how âgreatâ he is
Fri 10:48 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: Iran announces having shot down a second American F-35 fighter, but the debris corresponds more to that of an F-15
Fri 13:47 - La Libre (BE)
Trump calls for a colossal $1.5 trillion envelope for defense: a real record
Fri 17:36 - La Libre (BE)
Iran, the United States and Israel continue the military escalation
Fri 20:06 - La Libre (BE)
Donald Trump asks for $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a high-security prison
Sat 04:00 - Le Monde
A fighter plane shot down in Iran, purges within the general staff: the American army in turmoil
Sat 07:56 - Le Figaro
LIVE - War in the Middle East: race against time between Iran and the United States to find a missing pilot
Sat 08:08 - Rzeczpospolita (PL)
The worst criminals can return to the island. Trump wants millions to open Alcatraz prison
Sat 08:15 - Le Figaro
How Donald Trump's hatred of experts led to the Iran fiasco
Sat 09:16 - Le Monde
LIVE, Middle East: Israeli-US strikes target petrochemical site, nuclear plant in Iran; American pilot whose plane crashed is still wanted
Sat 09:17 - BBC Headlines
Trump seeks $152m to reopen notorious Alcatraz prison
Sat 10:03 - Le Figaro
War in the Middle East: what we know about the American planes shot down in Iran on Friday
Sat 10:34 - Sky News (UK)
Trump wants $152m to reopen Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art ⁠prison'
Sat 11:36 - Politico EU
Trump and the myth of American oil independence
Sat 12:00 - Washington Examiner
Iran war reality check: Global markets still dictate American energy prices
Sat 12:53 - Fox News
Alcatraz could reopen as a 'state-of-the-art secure prison' under Trump's $152M budget request
Mon 09:00 - Fox News
REP RO KHANNA: Trump needs to stop hurting American workers and stand up to China
Mon 15:03 - Fox News
American tourists warned of arrest, jail time for taking photos, pocketing souvenirs in locale
Mon 20:00 - Fox News
Meet the Fairfax killers: Top violent illegal alien criminals wreaking havoc on major American suburb
Tue 12:38 - France 24
California 'architect' of 19th century native American genocide, 'US govt 'funded' most of killing'
Wed 01:30 - Fox News
American couple chasing retirement dream in Bahamas boating mystery were 'inexperienced': Friend
Wed 10:00 - Fox News
PHOTOS: Inside the California home of Qasem Soleimani's relatives after ICE arrest
Thu 02:35 - BBC Headlines
Jim Whittaker, first American to summit Mount Everest, dies aged 97
Thu 11:13 - The Hill
Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97