Jim Whittaker Autographs
James Warren Whittaker (February 10, 1929 – April 7, 2026) was an American climber and mountain guide. On May 1, 1963, he became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest as a member of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu, a nephew of Tenzing Norgay. They ran out of oxygen, but managed to reach the summit.
James Warren Whittaker was born on February 10, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Whittaker's father, Charles Whittaker was a traveling salesman for burglar alarms and bank safes. His mother, Horetense Elizabeth (Gant) was a homemaker.
He was the twin brother of Lou Whittaker, a mountain guide who is often mistakenly credited with achieving the 1963 ascent of Everest. In the 1940s, the twins started climbing, taking lessons from the Mountaineers Club of Seattle while in the Boy Scouts. A biology major, after graduating from Seattle University, Whittaker and his brother joined the Army. As experienced mountain climbers, they were assigned as Special Forces instructors, teaching Soldiers skiing and mountaineering skills.
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Traded items with a signature of Jim Whittaker
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Whittaker (17" X 24" Jim Whittaker on Everest signed poster) was sold in December 2025 for $150.00 while the cheapest item (Jim Whittaker Signed Card /Member of Royal Corps of Signals /Japanese POW. 3 YRS) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2017 with an average selling price of $3.45 for an autographed item of Jim Whittaker. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2011 with $7.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2010. In average, an autographed item from Jim Whittaker is worth $3.45.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Whittaker were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jim Whittaker (Bridge on The River Kwai) POW WW2 Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $2.98 |  |
| Jim Whittaker (Bridge on The River Kwai) POW WW2 Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $2.98 | |
| Jim Whittaker (Bridge on The River Kwai) POW WW2 Autographed 3x5 Index Card | $3.50 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $4.00 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $4.00 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $3.20 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $3.20 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $3.75 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $3.75 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $4.25 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $4.25 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $4.25 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI WW2 POW AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $4.25 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER WW2 POW THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $5.25 | |
| JIM WHITTAKER WW2 POW THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI AUTOGRAPHED 3X5 INDEX CARD | $5.25 | |
