Jim Wickwire
(1940-)
American racing driver
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Jim Wickwire (born June 8, 1940) is the first American to summit K2, the second highest mountain in the world (8,611 m - 28,251 feet). Wickwire is also known for surviving an overnight solo bivouac on K2 at an elevation above 27,000 ft or 8,200 m; considered "one of the most notorious bivouacs in mountaineering history".
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8 June 1940 (age 85) Seattle Washington
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