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Writer, motivational speaker, and endurance coach
- Leif Whittaker is a writer, motivational speaker, and endurance coach from the Pacific Northwest. He grew up in Port Townsend, Washington near the mossy forests of Olympic National Park and learned about the outdoors from his father, Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mt. Everest.
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"Leif Whittaker, son of the first American to summit Everest, has given us a deliciously irreverent perspective on growing up in the shadow of a famous father, and how that journey helped shape a unique perspective on one young man's own relationship with a mountain...and a dad."
Leif Whittaker is a writer, motivational speaker, and endurance coach from the Pacific Northwest. He has climbed some of the world's highest peaks, including two ascents of Mt. Everest.
Leif Whittaker is a writer, motivational speaker, and endurance coach from the Pacific Northwest. He grew up in Port Townsend, Washington near the mossy forests of Olympic National Park...
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May 6, 2024 · Leif Whittaker, 39, returned to Port Townsend where he grew up to spend time with his mountaineer parents, Jim Whittaker and Dianne Roberts. (Photo by Elliott Almond) His father, Jim Whittaker, is the first American to scale Mount Everest.
- Elliott Almond
Jan 10, 2017 · The youngest son of Dianne Roberts and Jim Whittaker - who in 1963 became the first American man to summit Everest - Leif tells a coming-of-age story about “growing up Whittaker” in one of the world’s most beloved adventure families. We sat down with Leif to talk about his creative inspiration.
Nov 10, 2016 · Leif Whittaker’s recollection of a terrifying midnight pee on Mount Everest’s South Col says a lot about what it was like to grow up as the youngest son of Everest-conqueror “Big Jim ...
Since he started motivational speaking in 2010, Leif Whittaker has inspired and entertained many thousands of people by bringing the highest peaks in the world down to earth. With humorous and poignant stories, breathtaking photographs and riveting film segments, Leif conveys lessons from the mountains and applies them to the everyday ...
