CLIMBER FROM OSWEGO DIES ON MOUNT EVEREST.(News)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | May 2, 2005 | Copyright

Byline: Mike McAndrew Staff writer

An Oswego native climbing Mount Everest with his brother died Sunday when he fell into a deep crevasse.

Mike O'Brien, 39, slipped as he and his brother Chris were climbing down from a camp at 20,341 feet to their base camp, said their father, Dr. David O'Brien, of Oswego. The pair wanted to be the first American brothers to reach the summit together.

Chris O'Brien, 32, helped recover his brother's body.

"Michael knew the risk," Dr. O'Brien said. "He did it for a good cause."

The brothers - ...

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