Rep Maloney's husband perishes on Cho Oyu... developing/sad

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"I am told that his last words were, 'I am the happiest man in the world. I just climbed a beautiful mountain,'" said Barry Nolan, a congressional aide who works with Carolyn Maloney.

Well, he went out with a bang at 71. My condolences to family and friends.

Very sad

Not the worst way to go!

Wow, amazing to make it up there at 71. Very admirable. While sad, he was obviously living his life to the max. Really there are much worse ways to go.

My Cho Oyu summit day remains fixed in my memory, so I know that Clifton's last day on Earth must have been a very satisfying one.

I am sad for his wife - they both deserved to have had him be able to return home to share his excitement.

If I die after summiting an 8000 meter peak in my 70s count me as having a satisfied life.

Article wrote:Carolyn and Clifton Maloney married in 1976. He is survived by his two daughters, his mother, his sister and nine nieces and nephews.

Sheets wrote:If I die after summiting an 8000 meter peak in my 70s count me as having a satisfied life.

+1

While it may be viewed as the way to go out, to me, 71 isn't that old. I'm 69 and I just don't view things that way since I don't feel old and I'm sure neither did he. The toughest aspect is that his wife is now without a partner and won't have his companionship on all those other things that are important in life.

Dean wrote:While it may be viewed as the way to go out, to me, 71 isn't that old. I'm 69 and I just don't view things that way since I don't feel old and I'm sure neither did he. The toughest aspect is that his wife is now without a partner and won't have his companionship on all those other things that are important in life.

Totally agree. At 71, an active person should look forward to many years of happiness. BTW, this is the second time I have heard of someone sleeping at camp 2 and not waking up; Alan Arnette's C-O trip report mentions a similar event.