US mountaineer buried by avalanche 22 years ago found preserved in ice, police say
by Staff and agencies in Lima from World news | The Guardian on (#6P37P)
William Stampfl was trying to climb Mount Huascaran in 2002 with two friends, one who was found and one who is still missing
Police have found the well-preserved body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes.
Police in the Ancash region found the body of William Stampfl on Friday near a camp 5,200 meters (17,060 feet) above sea level. The 58-year-old Stampfl had been trying to climb the 6,768-meter Mount Huascaran.
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