Tom Whittaker (climber)
Tom Whittaker (* 9. June 1948 in Wales as Thomas Granville Whittaker ) is a British - American climbers . He was the first leg amputated man on the Mount Everest .
Life
The son of a Welsh officer moved to the United States in 1976 and was climbing before he lost his right foot in a car accident in 1979 . After overcoming the subsequent depression , he began kayaking and went back to climbing . In 1981 he founded the Cooperative Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group (CWHOG) in Pocatello ( Idaho ) to get disabled people interested in nature sports . As a naturalized US-American (1986) he made attempts to climb Mount Everest in 1989 and 1995, which he finally succeeded in the third attempt on May 27, 1998.
About his performance informs documentary Footprint on Everest and his book Higher purpose (German: Flying high ). In November 2006 he became a Member of the Order of the British Empire . Whittaker earned two masters degrees from Idaho State University and works as a motivational speaker .
Whittaker and his wife Cindy have two daughters.
literature
- Tom Whittaker with Johnny Dodd; Bernd Rullkötter (translator): Aiming high. How I lost a leg and yet conquered the highest peaks on earth. Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2001, ISBN 3-7857-2074-2 ; Paperback edition 2003, ISBN 3-404-61534-4 (English original: Higher purpose. LifeLine Press, Washington, DC, 2001, ISBN 0-89526-199-5 )
Web links
- Tom Whittaker's website
- Bill Carter: TV Notes; Top of the World , nytimes.com, June 3, 1998
- Tom Whittaker with Johnny Dodd: Aiming high - How I lost a leg and yet conquered the highest peaks on earth Book presentation on gipfelstuermerin.de
- Tom Whittaker. Former Outdoor Program Staff Member and Founder of CW HOG , isu.edu
Individual evidence
- ^ A Footprint on Everest , worldcat.org
- ↑ Sir Thomas Whittaker , serviceelements.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whittaker, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Whittaker, Thomas Granville (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-American climber |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wales |