Jakarta –
A climber was reported lacking 22 years in the past. It’s now discovered solely in spicy kind.
Gather BBC, Wednesday (10/7/2024), the mum’s physique was that of an American male. He disappeared whereas climbing a mountain in Peru.
William Stampfl, 59, was reported lacking in June 2002 after an avalanche buried his climbing group whereas climbing Mount Huascaran, Peru’s highest peak.
Peruvian police stated melting ice had revealed Stampfl’s embalmed physique. He was nonetheless dressed.
He was recognized by a passport discovered amongst his belongings.
Referring to the report AFP, Police stated Stampfl’s physique was nicely preserved by Peruvian ice. In fact, the garments which can be worn are additionally in good situation. He was nonetheless sporting his boots and harness.
The peak of Mount Huascaran, which is about 435 km north of the capital Lima, is larger than 6,706 m.
With its snowy peaks and sweeping climbs, the Cordillera Blanca mountains in northeastern Peru are a draw for mountaineers world wide.
Stampfl began the climb with two others, Steve Erskine and Matthew Richardson. The spherical journey was deliberate for 19 days from California to the very best peak in Peru.
Nevertheless, an avalanche delayed the ascent on June 24, 2002. Solely Erskine’s physique was recovered.
Stampfl is no less than the third particular person this 12 months to be discovered lifeless within the space.
The physique of an Italian climber who fell whereas climbing one other peak was discovered final month, and an Israeli man was discovered lifeless in Could, nearly a month after he disappeared.
Final month, 5 our bodies had been discovered frozen in ice on the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. Glaciers are melting and shrinking world wide, which most scientists attribute to the acceleration of local weather change.
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2024-07-10 04:05:45
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