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# Jim Wickwire

(1940)   Mountaineer

 **2** quotes in **23** categories

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Jim Wickwire is a mountaineer.

## Quick Facts About Jim Wickwire

Born June 8, 1940

Profession Mountaineer

## About Jim Wickwire

American climber... \| Jim Wickwire is the first American to summit K2, the second highest mountain in the world. 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".

##  Quotes by Jim Wickwire

> [For every hiker, climber or canoeist who gets into trouble, there are thousands more who don't. Peter Bronski's compelling account of misadventures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wickwire/for-every-hiker-climber-or-canoeist-who-gets-into-trouble-there-are/)

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[Accounts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accounts/)

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> [I've climbed with some of the best climbers in the world, more importantly, to me, they are some of the best people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wickwire/i-ve-climbed-with-some-of-the-best-climbers-in-the-world-more/)

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[Climbers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climbers/)

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