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...ashes of Graham McNear '50, Mountaineering Club secretary who feel 1500 feet to his death near Mt. Blanc this summers, will be interred in California some time this week, club officials announced yesterday...
...McNear was killed instantly when he lost his balance climbing Dent du Geant --"The Giant's Tooth"--on August 18, six miles, from the famous French peak. His body, and the body of a companion he knocked over in his fall, were recovered and cremated in Italy later in the month...
...also revealed for the first time yesterday the complete details of the accident. The explanation cleared up several mysteries about the death--such as how the climbing rope broke although McNear prided himself on perfect equipment...
...McNear was climbing in France with Irving L. Fisk '50, James Sprek of Chicago, and a Dartmouth man. According to mountaineering practice, McNear and Sprek were tied together by a long rope, and only one man would climb at a time...
...pound class, James McNear of Winthrop decisioned Joe Sink of Kirkland...