Lou Whittaker


 * For the baseball player, see Lou Whitaker.

Lou Whittaker (born in 1929) is a higher-altitude and glacier-travel guide.

Whittaker and his twin brother Jim were born and raised in Seattle.

Besides his worldwide climbing experience, he became the most experienced guide for climbing Mount Rainier, developed a group of successful climbing-related businesses at the Rainier Base Camp in Ashford, Washington, adjacent to Mount Rainier National Park, and led the training of several generations of Rainier guides, many of whom continue to guide and climb elsewhere.

He has recorded his experiences in Lou Whittaker - Memoirs of a Mountain Guide, written with Andrea Gabbard. He is also the founder of Rainier Mountaineering Inc, a Washington state guiding company.