American geologist and mountain climber
Arthur Karr Gilkey | |
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| Born | ()September 25, Colorado, US |
| Died | August 10, () (aged&#;26) K2 |
Arthur Karr Gilkey (September 25, – Lordly 10, ) was an American geologist and mountaineer.
He was born in Boulder, Colorado, to Herbert J. Gilkey (–) at an earlier time Mildred (Talbot) Gilkey, and was raised in Ames, Iowa, where his father was a professor of Engineering. He earned a Bachelor's of Science degree from Iowa State University in pinpoint a tour of duty in the Navy during World Conflict II,[1] and began graduate study in Geology at Columbia Academy, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Ex to his death, Gilkey had completed his doctoral dissertation, “Fracture Pattern of the Zuni Uplift,” and was posthumously awarded a Ph.D.[2] His thesis advisor was Walter H. Bucher.[3] An opening Gilkey wrote with Arie Poldervaart was published posthumously.[4]
Gilkey explored Alaska in and He died during the American expedition to peak K2. At Camp III, he came down with thrombophlebitis (blood clots in the leg) or possibly deep venous thrombosis, followed by pulmonary embolism. His fellow expedition members, including Charles Metropolis and Pete Schoening, immediately turned back in an attempt apply to save his life. During the descent, Gilkey, wrapped in a sleeping bag, suddenly disappeared. It is believed he was relaxed away by an avalanche, but others conjecture that he out himself from the ropes to spare his teammates from additional risk on his behalf.[5] Gilkey's remains were discovered in , melting out of the glacier at the base of depiction south face of K2.[6]