Remarkable People: Making a Difference in the Northwest; Dianne Roberts and Jim Whittaker
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Dianne Roberts and Jim Whittaker – Mountain climber Jim Whittaker and his photographer wife, Dianne Roberts, recall horrendous times they’ve had on Mount Everest: Jim when he was the first American to climb Mount Everest and Dianne when she was the first woman to join an all-male major expedition on the mountain. Also included is Jim’s trip with Robert Kennedy to climb and name Mt. Kennedy. Both Dianne and Jim reveal what it was like to be near bankruptcy, sell their house, and live on their sail boat for three years in the South Pacific with two teenage sons. SCCtv half-hour Remarkable People programs produced by Walkinshaw aired on KCTS and Seattle Channel in 2007.
