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LIMA, Peru (AP)– Cops in Peru stated Tuesday they have actually located the cold-preserved body of an American mountaineer that was hidden by an avalanche 22 years back as he attempted to climb up among the highest possible tops in the Andes.
Cops in the Ancash area informed The Associated Press they located the body of William Stampfl on Friday near a camp 5,200 meters (17,060 feet) over water level. The 58-year-old Stampfl had actually been attempting to climb up the 6,768-meter Mount Huascaran.
Cops stated Stampfl’s body and clothes had actually been protected by the ice and cold temperature levels. His motorists certificate was additionally located. It states he was a local of Chino in The golden state’s San Bernardino Area.
Thousands of mountain climbers go to the hill every year with regional overviews, and it takes them concerning a week to get to the top. Stampfl was with good friends Matthew Richardson and Steve Erskine when they tried the climb in 2002. They had actually taken a trip the globe to climb up tough hills and had actually summitted Kilimanjaro, Rainier, Shasta and Denali, according to a Los Angeles Times record at the time.
Erskine’s body was located soon after the avalanche on Huascaran, however Richardson’s is still missing out on.
Stampfl’s body was lowered the hill over the weekend break and place in a morgue in the city of Yungay.
