{"id":11147,"date":"2009-09-27T05:04:48","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=11147"},"modified":"2009-09-27T05:47:24","modified_gmt":"2009-09-27T13:47:24","slug":"yisroel-pensack-the-new-york-times-shows-uncanny-timing-with-sunday-travel-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=11147","title":{"rendered":"Yisroel Pensack: The New York Times Shows Uncanny Timing With Sunday Travel Story On Mountain Climbing In The Himalayas"},"content":{"rendered":"

"It was 4 a.m. in mid-November, and I was stretching in a lodge in Thorong Phedi, Nepal, at 14,500 feet, trying to pump warmth back into my body and get rid of a throbbing headache brought on by dehydration and altitude sickness. Wolfing down chapati bread with jam and a fried egg, I chased it with pints of hot tea and water, and started to feel better. I knew I was going to need all my strength.<\/font><\/p>\n

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"Fifteen of us, along with porters and guides, were about to climb Thorong La, a pass 17,769 feet up in the Himalayas."<\/font><\/p>\n

So begins a "Personal Journeys" travel article<\/a> in today’s New York Times titled "In Nepal, a Long, Cold Climb to Inspiration."<\/font><\/p>\n

A news article<\/a> in the Times this weekend, however, might give readers some serious reservations before rushing to book flights to Nepal or Tibet to go mountain climbing in the Himalayas. <\/font><\/p>\n

That article says, in part:<\/font><\/p>\n

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The husband of [Democratic U.S.] Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of New York died after scaling a mountain peak during an expedition in Tibet, Ms. Maloney’s office announced on Saturday.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Her husband, Clifton H. W. Maloney, 71, had returned safely to a high-altitude base camp after reaching the summit of the 27,000-foot Himalayan peak Cho Oyu…<\/font><\/font>Mr. Maloney said he was “the happiest man in the world,” went to sleep and never woke up, the statement said.<\/p>\n

The statement described Mr. Maloney as an avid climber, sailor and runner who had finished the New York City Marathon 20 times. He was a vice president at Goldman Sachs before starting his own investment firm, C. H. W. Maloney & Company, in 1981…<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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ifton Harlan Wells Maloney<\/a>, 71, a millionaire investment banker, was an avid mountaineer who finished the New York City Marathon<\/a> 20 times.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

He reached the 27,000-foot summit of Cho Oyu<\/a>, the sixth highest peak in the world, on Thursday, then came down to a base camp at 23,000 feet where he died in his sleep, Arzt said.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

His last words before going to sleep were, "I’m the happiest man in the world. I’ve just summited a beautiful mountain."<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Cho Oyu, which means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan, is on the border of China and Tibet<\/a>. Maloney was in China at the time of his death, Arzt said.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Read more: http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/2009\/09\/26\/2009-09-26_new_york_rep_carolyn_maloneys_husband_dies_on_mountain_climbing_expedition_in_ti.html#ixzz0SJAJaJM1<\/a><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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