Tom Whittaker (mountaineer)

Tom Whittaker (born 1948 in York) was the first disabled person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

In 1981, he founded the Cooperative Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group (C.W.HOG) in Pocatello, Idaho.

[2] On May 27, 1998, on his third attempt, Whittaker reached the summit of Mount Everest, a lifelong dream, making him the first person with a disability to accomplish this feat.

In the 2006, Queen's Birthday Honours List, Whittaker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

Tom currently lives in Prescott, Arizona with his daughter, Georgia.