Found May 20, 2009 on Assist by Mitten: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Climbing legend and Bainbridge Island resident Ed Viesturs summited Mt. Everest yesterday morning as part of an expedition to promote Eddie Bauer’s new line of expedition gear. Ron Judd of the Times has the complete rundown of the details here. Also on the summit was Peter Whittaker, who comes from a long line of climbing legends. in 1963, his uncle Jim Whittaker was the first American to stand atop Everest. Peter’s father, Lou, opened Mt. Rainier guiding service RMI.Over 10 years ago, I had...

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