minx Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 denali incident Climber learns costly lesson on a punishing Mount McKinley CRAIG MEDRED; Anchorage Daily News Last updated: May 15th, 2005 02:40 AM EVAN R. STEINHAUSER/ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS His native Italy is shipping Mount McKinley climber David Bergamin a new passport, but he’s dependent on the kindness of Alaskan strangers, it appears, to replace his plane ticket home. ANCHORAGE – High on the slopes of Mount McKinley, Italian climber David Bergamin made a tiny mistake that can prove costly, even deadly, in the harsh environment surrounding the continent’s tallest peak. Safely back in Anchorage now, Bergamin finds himself a temporarily penniless and unidentifiable foreigner, but he’s lucky. He’s alive. Two Ohio climbers lost their lives Tuesday on the mountain because of what appears to be something as simple as a slip or a stumble. National Park Service rangers are still trying to determine how 55-year-old identical twin brothers Jerry and Terry Humphrey fell to their deaths. Against such tragedy, Bergamin’s loss of a passport, a plane ticket, spare food, extra fuel and other gear at the Motorcycle Hill camp near 11,000 feet might seem insignificant. But it illustrates how little mistakes can quickly become big problems on cold, snowy McKinley. On his way to the mountain’s 20,320-foot summit in April, Bergamin cached his passport, cash, plane ticket, spare food, extra fuel and other gear in a pit at a camp site. Quote
ScottP Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 What is the combined weight of a pasport, cash and plane ticket? Quote
ivan Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 odd guy. i wonder why he didn't cache that shit back at base camp? or better yet, just leave it back in talkeetna? Quote
minx Posted May 16, 2005 Author Posted May 16, 2005 part of the article didn't paste. he did cache it and couldn't find his cache after a heavy snow. Quote
ivan Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 i read the article - it said his shit dissappeared at 11k, a long way from the se fork of the kahiltna and base camp. i assume he's just a yahoo, and there's no small # of them floating 'round there this time of year. Quote
archenemy Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 i assume he's just a yahoo, and there's no small # of them floating 'round there this time of year. bet there will be some floaters at yosemite Quote
griz Posted May 23, 2005 Posted May 23, 2005 Two Ohio climbers lost their lives Tuesday on the mountain because of what appears to be something as simple as a slip or a stumble. National Park Service rangers are still trying to determine how 55-year-old identical twin brothers Jerry and Terry Humphrey fell to their deaths. An interesting firsthand account from an infamous witness : http://www.annabellebond.com/denalimay11th.htm Quote
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