On May 1, 1963 Jim Whitaker became the first American, & 10th person, to reach the summit of this mountain
[DOC] [TLE] TOP 10 STAND: First 10 people who climbed Mount Everest [PAR] Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres (
29,029 ft) ... Then, on May 23, 1956, Ernst Schmied became the third person to 
reach the peak of ... Jim Whittaker (1st May 1963).