The stays of an American climber lacking for 22 years have been discovered on the Peru mountain the place he was buried by an avalanche.
Police in Peru say they discovered U.S. mountaineer William Stampfl‘s mummified physique Friday close to a camp on Mount Huascaran, one of many highest peaks within the Andes.
William was making an attempt to summit Mount Huascaran again in 2002 when an avalanche buried him beneath snow and ice. Cops say his still-frozen physique was discovered about 5,200 meters up the 6,768-meter mountain.
Unclear how precisely individuals stumbled upon William, however cops say his physique and garments had been preserved by the ice, snow and freezing local weather … and he had his California driver’s license with him.
Graphic photographs present William’s physique twisted round and mendacity on the floor of the ice … he is nonetheless sporting his climbing gear, together with some climbing boots.
Mount Huascaran is a well-liked climb … a whole lot of oldsters journey there every year with native guides and it often takes a few week to succeed in the highest.
William was climbing the mountain with 2 pals, Steve Erskine and Matthew Richardson, in 2002 after they had been buried by an avalanche.
Steve’s physique was discovered not lengthy after the incident, however Matthew continues to be lacking.
