Mt. McKinley: Death of Naomi Uemura

In 1984, Naomi Uemura perished after becoming the first person to reach the summit alone in the winter. Here is an excerpt from a special produced by Mark O'Brien for KIMO-TV, Anchorage, Alaska

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[kaikoma2967]

Thank you very much for this vid uploading.

Naomi Uemura was a very gentle and good person.

Naomi Uemura is my HERO.

[asshorn]

agreed. also anyone who participates in extreme activities such as this realizes that death is a very real possiblilty

[thricefelt]

@love2shoot You're a fool.

[GuacamoleKun]

My dad climbed mt McKinley! He only lost his eyebrows and part of his big toe. And the eyebrows soon grew back.

Anyway, it's better to die doing what you want to do than to die without having done it.

[GeneralAmeli0]

Who climbs SOLO?!

[2arunout]

death is a risk eveyone takes everyday, driving, surfing, serving duty, etc... So this another risk

[Mkamalid]

I don't mean to sound rude or offensive but this is a general question

does a person make history books if he/she make the entire round trip or just the top? thanks

[USBCC]

@fratanities

"Naomi" can be used for both male and female.

[alterlovejulie]

He Died a HappY Man..RIP Naomi Uemura..^_^

[fratanities]

sorry for his name wasnt what i told it here before,

[PeteRosenburg]

He died a happy man.