Person
Jim Wickwire
Acting · Born 1940-06-08
Biography
Jim Wickwire is the first American to summit K2, the second highest mountain in the world (summit at 8,611 m (28,251 ft)). 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".
Known for
Filmography
- 2013Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tigerself
- 1997Tempting FateSelf (archive footage)
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