Evening star., 1963-05-25
CopterAid for 2Hurt
On Everest Delayed
Party Must
Garry Pair
Still Lower

(AP). - Two frostbitten con-
querors Of Mount Everest
should be airlifted off the
mountain as soon as possible,
the leader of the American ex-
pedition warned today. But it
may be two or three days be-
fore a helicopter can reach
them.
Barry c. Bishop, 30, of Wash
ington, D. c., and William Un-
soeld, SO, of Corvallis, Greg,
assured their wives waiting at
Katmandu that they were in
good spirits despite their or
deal during a narrowing night
without shelter 1000 feet from
the summit of the worlds high
est mountain.
Expedition Leader Norman
r. Dyhrenfurth backed up the
diagnosis of DR.. Gilbert Roberts
who radioed earlier that Mr..
Bishop and Mr.. Unsoeld
should be flown out to sava
their toes"
Mr.. Dyhrenfurth radioed
from base camp that the two
others who climbed Everest
Wednesday - Thomas Hornbein,
80, of San Diego, Calf, and
Luther Jerstad, 26, of Eugene,
Greg. - were well and would
hike the 180 miles back to
Katmandu. J
Not Safe for Landing
Members of the National
Geographic Society party in
Katmandu secured the only
helicopter in Nepal for the
evacuation but the Norwegian
pilot decided the air was too
thin for a safe landing at a
14,000-foot site designated orig:
inally for a pickup.
This meant Mr.. Bishop and
Mr.. Unsoeld would have to be
carried from their 17.800-foot
base camp to a spot at an ele-
vation of 10000 or $4,000 feet
"a two-day march.
Officials said the helicopter,
under lease 20 the United
States Agency for international
Development, probably could
pick them up Monday at the
l3,O00-foot Thyangboche Mon
astery or Tuesday at the H.
000-foot Sherpa town of Nam
che Bazar.
From the base camp came
new details of Wednesdays un-
precedented feat.
i Climbed in Tiber
Mr.. Hornbein, who with Mr..
Unsoeld scaled Everest via the
hitherto unconquered west
ridge, said they climbed part
of the way in Communicated
Tibet.
Mr.. Bishop revealed a bu-
tame coOking-gas fire in their
tent at Camp 6 at 27,450 feet
delayed him and Mr.. Jerstad
two hours in starting for the
summit by the south ridge.
The fire burned their boards
off," Mr.. Dyhrenfurth said.
They started for the 29,028-
foot peak at 8 am. and ar
rived at $3.50 pm.
Mr.. Dyhrenfurth said that
Mr.. Bishop and Mr. Jerstad,
while on the way down again
by the south ridge. saw Mr..
Hornbein and Mr.. Unsoeld ap-
preaching the top from the
west ridge.
Waited for Others
Mr.. Bishop and Mr.. Jerstad
waited for the other team for
several hours. Mr.. Unsoeld and
Mr.. Hornbein reached the sum-
NIT at $50 pm. and descended
to meet the others.
Darkness closed in and. un-
able to find Camp 6. they spent
the night in the open-without
tents or sleeping bags
Mr.. Bishop said I'VE were all
out Of oxygen for some time.
We bivouacked without ii. We
did not receive oxygen until
next morning when Dave Ding
man in a marvellous support
action with Grmi Dorje, came
up to help us"
DR.. Dingman, 26. is a ply
sician from Baltimore, Md
Mr.. Dorje is a Sherpa
MIR. Bishop told his wife,
Lila: We'll we are off the
peak and safe and sound"
Mr. UnSoeld told his wife,
Joelene: II have sore feet but
/ am getting home sooner and
maybe It's all for the best"