Honoring the Legacy of Jim Whittaker
Editor’s note 4/8/26: The co-op is deeply saddened by the passing of mountaineering legend Jim Whittaker. He was REI’s first full-time paid employee, our second CEO and a lifelong champion of living a life outside. Jim became the first American to summit Mount Everest in 1963. But he will be remembered for more than that, […]