KENNEDY CLIMB

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30711, 29 March 1965, Page 7

KENNEDY CLIMB

Crevasse Fall fN Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) SEATTLE, March 28. Senator Robert Kennedy fell through a crevasse when an ice bridge gave way under him about 900 feet from the summit of Mount Kennedy on Wednesday.

He dropped through to his chest before the 50-foot rope linking him with James Whittaker, the climb leader, slowed the fail.

Mr Kennedy was able to spread his arms across the top of the narrow crevasse and pull himself out.

He later climbed to the top of the 13,900 ft virgin mountain, named after the late President Kennedy. Mr Kennedy said: “I didn’t really enjoy any part of it, but can understand why people like climbing. They are a special breed of man. “I don’t think I’ll climb any more mountains.”