European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By Paul webs a staff writer suddenly. 50 ions of Snow from in overhanging Cornice of a it inn Ron Buk Glacier. I0 "6 broke Loose r it mount a Versel s Summit and Jim  found himself looking Down Between his feel ill tibet10.0110 tool below. The moment was one of mortal danger Tor the firm amerlean conqueror of the world highest Peak but who Linker did not slip and his Sherpa companion. No Winji Gombus War unaware of what happened. Gombus. Roped to who Laker 50 feet Waynn they began their descent ailed to heur the Trent Ron of the falling a Oralce be Gnu ii of 90-Mue-an-hour winds. He wan too intent on i work to notice anyway. The same Day. My 1. High on , n 27.9zt-foot sister Peak. Baity or rather Lay alone in n tent weak an near Denih. He Lions filling with liquid. He and suffered n pulmonary edema from the Strain on he heart a unit great  Hilly a storm drove Back Prather s climbing partner. Or.  of Nalt More. To their Advance Camp at the 25.000-foot level. Dingman Hainet out with two Sherins to carry oxygen to n higher Elevation for the planned As built on  storm lived Prather s life. He had four hours to live by the Doc Tor i estimate when Dingman returned to the Lent. An injection of dog Lalk n heart stimulant revived Panther enough no thai Dingman and the Sherpa could help him to the expedition s lower base Camp. Port of the epic Story of the America Conquest of 29.028-foot Everest came out of the Himalayan country of Nepal before the expedition broke  not until three of the climbers went Home to Washington state did Many of the details of the struggle to reach the top of the world become  of the Trio. Whittaker and Luther Jersted were among the five american who scaled Everest. Prather was the expedition s youngest member. He is 34 and unmarried. Relaxing at Home the .14.yenr.olcl.0-foot 5-Inch who Linker talked wit Pride and a touch of Wooler about i he consuming Irlue unit sent him ilk Linto the top of Everest Noti isl am Insl his will and the Nijiu Lynnl threat of  More limn a month before the final push. Who Laker and several of the others and been above 2l.5l  just Dnn t slav up Iacre Bluit  he said. Noldy s Slu de Klinl a lbs min Long before. You by l weaker Ami weaker is you  Mailer How much us enl. You Inse  said the urge was 10 return to the base Camp and recuperate for another Start but time and logistics weighed against  we just Sal up there with storms swirling around and  psychological tricks a height of More than four Miles play on the mind proved the biggest  become much More of an of  Whittaker Ald. Pulling on you boots or crampons takes a Long Lime. You get frustrated and  storm would come along and i in think what the hell am 1 doing on this Mountain but you have to keep pulling yourself together and realize that Yuu re up Here for a Gre to goal. It s jul a Mailer of build ing up your drive , we decided that if we a Lent try in the next four or five Days we d heavily Laden climbers Cross the a Humbug Glacier Al 18,500 feel on their Way to Conquest Everett. Bishop National geographic society staffer brings out society Banner american Flag Al Summit. Bishop suffering from frostbite arrives in . The stars and stripes never make it. I i the whole learn Effort Hung on me. I had  so on april 27, he Imd Cohu Sel out for the  mid he want then in his weak i condition but he pushed Over the just no it enough to kick Steps in taking Ruvi breaths f every  two Days inter in and Goshu Hud their Culp Manl it comp 6, of 27.300  every thing Wai ready tur Tho Al Neil  i . My 1 they drunk a Incisi Kemt of hoi a Iii tin tid Rii Irli in off. Or Van i i urious Houm Inu rth a arc it the Tup. On the . Ii a found n mall i tul Box jut nil Ink thir on � pm a 40 1 Leet lit Lnu the South Summit. Iii Lili wan n  Hii toph i n n dul. N Rosary. Und a Crui-1 la Kivin to ii Mutt to in 1902xprdlllunh a Prii so lit Kiim Riidu. Nepul. Wail Tukcer Siil he Wim very Exon used when film Uch Fil the top. But round  returning utter n live minute Pkt. It and com by or mined there 20minut.pinned Down by the howling Gale and then Klar led Buck.  s Brush with Rii ath fro Mihe Follst Psitik Snow find ice Cornice am. Inmom ii later. Then i heir  a Supply run out. For 3 a hour they Cesped Down the Prei Pitons slope i overing Ess than a i a Ter of a mile by fur they read hed Knox a link they Hail left on the wily up. They continued to Camp 6. It it there continued on papa 1$ Poge 13