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Show _The Salt LakeTribune NATION Saturday,May ClimbersResened From Mount McKinley | Twoflown from slopesby helicopter are in hospital; third manisstill missing THEASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Resting between the warm, suits,” insulated suits specifically designed to protect a person dangling from a helicopter cable in McKinley's frigid air. Temperatures had dipped to 30 below, with 50-mph winds, while the men waitedfor rescue. clean sheets of his hospital bed, Nigel Vardysaid he knew when he and two climbing companions made their mistake Vardy wentfirst, taking the 10- Trying to reach the top of Mount McKinley on Wednesday, minute flight back to the 7,200. foot base camp. mit that conditions wouldn't allow dayat ProvidenceAlaska Medical the British climbers refusedto ad- He wasin serious condition Fri- themto reach the summit. They Center with severe frostbite Vardy’s nose and cheek were werein a fierce blizzard a mere 300 feet from the top of North America’s highest peak, but final ly were forcedtodig in, battle hy blackened from the damage, and white gloves coveredhis hands pothermia and wait. But he head down a day later, Vardy nearlyblinded by frostbite, stum. bled. That sent himandhis roped. together companions, Antony Hollinshead and Steve Ball, on a 300-foot tumble. Severely frostbitten and exhausted, Vardy and Hollinshead e plucked from the mountain about midnight in a daring high-altitude helicopter rescue. Ball, in better shape, started de- scending to a ranger camp Thursafternoonfor help but hasn't Service spokesman John Quinley said Friday that volunteer rescue climbers andpilots weresearching for him from the 19,500-footlevel to the 14,500-foot base camp. Quinley said he should have reachedthe basecampby Friday morning and that rangers weregetting wor- also was alert and in goodspirits. The team had ment, and all thré reach the tops of than McKinley, he Whenthey finally decided to Nigel Vardy's face is blackened with frostbite damage from his ordeal on McKinley. e right equipclimbers had peaks higher said. But the ferocious weather and the tanta- lizing closeness of the summit conspired agains. jem. “When youclimb4,000feet ina day, you don't want to come ried Ball, 42, is an experienced, down,” hesaid. skilled climber and is in good shape, but he wastraveling without a tent or a sleeping bag. For Vardy, 29, and Hollinshead, 33, the McKinley climb ended at about midnight. After communicating with park rangers for hours through a radio with ever-weakening batteries, a break in the w r allowed pilot Jim Hood, in high-altitude helicopter, to makea dashfor the men. Hood dropped a bag witha ra. dio, fluids and two “screamer ~ Al Grillo/TheAssociated Press Antony Hollinshead showsfrostbitten handsas he talks about his rescue from Mount McKinley. Dans. _ PriceEffective May 22, 1999 SATURDAY ONLY, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! SATURDAY ONLY STRAWB SALE ENDS MAY 31ST! Pteah) Md Ae DN TieeanmpPacksCase Nl <> MERU Ss 80 SPAS We'vegot over 150varieties of#1 grade roses grown for us by Jackson & Perkins® For generations,great rose gardensin the Salt Lake Valley have comefrom our triedand true varietyselections, IN STOCK Buyers for the temporarygarden displays at Big Retailers maylive time zones away Theydon’t garden in Utah. Wedo. Only#1 gradeplants... Varieties chosen by Utahns for Utah Better...Easier...Western Gardens 550 South 600 East Salt Lake 9201 South 1300 East Sandy 3033 West 3500 South West Valley Limit 2 Cases Per Family + 2330 Bast 33rd South + eteeee oe 8550 South 1300 East towsCo es ly 1360 South Foothill Boulevard. + & Now At 88 So. ‘Fairfield Road in ym WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES. NO DEALERS + 2029 Kast 70th South + ‘= Westen GardenCenters —* Don't Miss Our PRECIOUS MOMENTS*® Saturday only, May 22 from Noon to 5 p.m. 6 PERSON| at the Layton Hills ZCMI ValleySpa & Billiards Precious Moments Care-A-Van It's the biggest, most preciousevent of the year at our LaytonHills Store! Discover Care-A-Van and the story behind the Precious Moments by Enesco. Find exclusive Precious Moments collectibles and experience thefeeling of “loving, caring and sharing’ Join with Enesco and ZCMI in fighting hunger by donating canned food to be givento local charities. And don’t forget to enter our Precious Moments contest when you are there! For every can of food you donate, you'll receive aticket for a chance to win a Precious Moments “Sugar Town” figurine! Nameswill be drawn every hour from 1 to 5 p.m.! Don't missout on this one Jay everit CERea ae ee 568-7050 Hot Tubs! Hot Tubs! zt, zy CRE Se a) RLUed a FINANCING AVAILABLE OMAC. Late Lg}Resraal Cu SPA COVERS re |
