Melting Glacier in Peru Reveals Body of US Climber 22 Years On

12th July 2024

William Stampfl, 59, was reported missing in June 2002 after an avalanche buried his climbing party on Mount Huascarán, Peru’s highest peak.

Peruvian police said ice melt had exposed Stampfl’s mummified and clothed body.

He was identified by the passport found among his belongings.

Police said Stampfl’s body was well-preserved by the Peruvian ice, with his clothes in good condition, the AFP news agency reported.

He was still wearing his boots and harness.

See here for more on the BBC.