On May 1, 1963 Jim Whitaker became the first American, & 10th person, to reach the summit of this mountain
The western Turkmenistan city of 
Dehistan/Mishrian was once a major economic center from the 10th to the 14th... [DOC] [TLE] Highest Adventure | American History Lives at American Heritage [PAR] Print  EmailAt One O'Clock on May 1, 1963, Jim whittaker, a 34-year-old native ... 
the first American to reach the top of the world's highest mountain, 29,035 feet ... 
total of six climbers reach the summit of Everest over a three-week period, with no 
... who reached these summits became national and even international heroes.