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July 29, 1958
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Four Harvard Mountain Climbing Club alumni scaled Mt. St. Elias; blizzard snow collapsed their tent, suffocating David Tolland. Survivors trekked to Yakutat; Leo Slaggie treated for frostbite in Juneau.
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Climber Dies On Expedition
JUNEAU, Alaska (UP)—Four young mountain climbers set out to scale the rugged slopes of 18,000-foot Mt. St. Elias, but only three came back.
Leo Slaggie, 22, Albany, Calif., arrived here yesterday for treatment of frostbite and told how 23-year-old David Tolland of Grand Rapids, Mich., was killed when snow piled high by a blizzard collapsed their tent.
Ray D'Arcy of Boston and Ritter Walling of Philadelphia dug away the snow but not quickly enough to save Tolland, who suffocated.
The four were camped at the 13,000-foot level of the peak on the Alaska-Canada border about 275 miles northwest of here.
The climbers made their way over rugged terrain to the fishing village of Yakutat 70 miles away—a trip that took them eight days.
There, Slaggie was picked up by a Coast Guard plane.
The mountaineers were former members of the Harvard Mountain Climbing Club.
JUNEAU, Alaska (UP)—Four young mountain climbers set out to scale the rugged slopes of 18,000-foot Mt. St. Elias, but only three came back.
Leo Slaggie, 22, Albany, Calif., arrived here yesterday for treatment of frostbite and told how 23-year-old David Tolland of Grand Rapids, Mich., was killed when snow piled high by a blizzard collapsed their tent.
Ray D'Arcy of Boston and Ritter Walling of Philadelphia dug away the snow but not quickly enough to save Tolland, who suffocated.
The four were camped at the 13,000-foot level of the peak on the Alaska-Canada border about 275 miles northwest of here.
The climbers made their way over rugged terrain to the fishing village of Yakutat 70 miles away—a trip that took them eight days.
There, Slaggie was picked up by a Coast Guard plane.
The mountaineers were former members of the Harvard Mountain Climbing Club.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Survival
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Mountain Climbing
Blizzard Collapse
Climber Death
Frostbite
Expedition Survival
What entities or persons were involved?
Leo Slaggie
David Tolland
Ray D'arcy
Ritter Walling
Where did it happen?
Mt. St. Elias On The Alaska Canada Border
Story Details
Key Persons
Leo Slaggie
David Tolland
Ray D'arcy
Ritter Walling
Location
Mt. St. Elias On The Alaska Canada Border
Story Details
Four young mountain climbers attempted to scale Mt. St. Elias. A blizzard caused snow to collapse their tent at 13,000 feet, killing David Tolland by suffocation. The survivors, Leo Slaggie, Ray D'Arcy, and Ritter Walling, dug him out too late, then trekked eight days to Yakutat, where Slaggie was evacuated for frostbite treatment.