Camera recovered from Aconcagua glacier after 50 years

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Janet Johnson! she was one of those ghosts mentioned in Andinismo clubs
She was a teacher, her body was never found, the other guy that dies was a NASA engineer and his body was found.

Hope they get some info out of that film, but I doubt they will find what went wrong


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The camera (Nikormat) and her left arm were found in 2020!
https://huellascuyanas.blogspot.com/202 ... hnson.html

Thanks Julio, this brings memories


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titrisol wrote:
Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:03 pm
Janet Johnson! she was one of those ghosts mentioned in Andinismo clubs
She was a teacher, her body was never found,
Her body was indeed found. It's all in the NYT article. Her Nikkormat was found containing exposed film, which has been processed.


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Indeed, but in the mid-80s information was a lot slower than it is today
it was a legend, kind of a campfire ghost story that we heard
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Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:58 am
Her body was indeed found. It's all in the NYT article. Her Nikkormat was found containing exposed film, which has been processed.


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This was a very interesting story. The cold and dry weather certainly preserved the color film.


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