My Old Man and the Mountain: A Memoir

My Old Man and the Mountain: A Memoir

Leif Whittaker's account of climbing Everest while reckoning with the legacy of his father Jim, the first American to summit. A son's story about following — and not following — in a famous father's footsteps.
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Publisher Mountaineers Books
Published 2016
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