Some goals take more than one try. After failing twice, this climb became something more than just reaching the top. This was about finishing what I started.

Whittaker ascended Everest in 1963, 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak.

Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97.

A silent Mount Hood is covered in the last bits of snow on Friday.

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Abnormally warm weather and low snowpack are bringing an early end to the ski season at Mt. Hood Meadows – it’s the latest blow to a winter sport industry that’s been hit hard this season. A view of ...

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MOUNT HOOD, Ore. (KPTV) — Mount Hood Meadows will end its season earlier than planned due to low snow conditions following a rough winter. The ski resort announced April 12 will be the final day of ...