Posted on 05/12/2005 5:19:52 AM PDT by nuconvert
Twin Brothers Die on Mt. McKinley
Thursday, May 12, 2005
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Twin brothers died in a fall on North America's highest mountain after they had reached the summit and were on their way back down, officials said Wednesday.
The bodies of Jerry and Terry Humphrey, both 55, of Negley, Ohio, were found at about 17,300 feet on Mount McKinley (search), just below the extremely steep Denali Pass (search).
The brothers were not roped together, but Maureen McLaughlin, a Denali National Park and Preserve spokeswoman, said it was possible that one of them fell into the other. They both fell about 1,000 feet.
The weather was clear, winds were moderate and conditions were not overly icy, she said.
Jerry Humphrey's son, Jeremy, who was on a solo climb on McKinley when the accident occurred, told park rangers he spoke to the pair late Tuesday while they were descending from the summit. The next morning, a guided expedition camped at 17,200 feet notified park rangers that two climbers were overdue from an overnight summit attempt.
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Good grief. I guess they really were twins.
I'm a twin and have done just about everything with my brother. going out together would be the best way to go.
Given my twin's lifestyle I don't agree with that proposition.
Today is the end of the Mt McKinley climbing season. Seems like summer is just getting started, and already the flowers have come and gone and the leaves are turning yellow and shrinking. We're still a couple weeks from the first star of the season, which would be Vega only because I know exactly where to stand and sight along the edge of the roof at 2 AM.
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