American mountaineer found mummified in Peru 22 years after vanishing

Bill Stampfl, from San Bernardino County, died in 2002 from an avalanche on Huascarán Mountain, in Peru; his body was found by two Americans

Body of missing Otter trail hiker found near river

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The body of a climber buried by an avalanche 22 years ago in Peru is found in the ice

LIMA, Peru — Twenty two years ago, an avalanche buried American climber Bill Stampfl as he made his way up one of the highest peaks in the Andes mountains.His family knew there was little hope of finding him alive, or even of retrieving his corpse from the thick fields of snow and the freezing ice sheets that cover the 6,700-meter (22,000-foot) tall Huascaran peak.But in June, Stampfl's son got a call from a stranger, who said he had come across…

Otter Trail hiker found dead near Tsitsikamma

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Mummified body of American climber found 22 years after disappearance in Peru

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Twenty two years ago, an avalanche buried American climber Bill Stampfl as he made his way up one of the highest peaks in the Andes mountains. His family knew there was little hope of finding him alive, or even of retrieving his corpse from the thick fields of snow and the freezing ice sheets that cover the 6,700-meter (22,000-foot) tall Huascaran peak. But in June, Stampfl's son got a call from a stranger who said he had come …

Climber finds body of man buried in Peru avalanche 22 years ago

A climber discovered the body of a man buried in an avalanche in the Huascaran peak 22 years ago while he was making his own ascent.