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Marty Hoey

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Marty Hoey

Birth
Death
15 May 1982 (aged 30–31)
Mount Everest, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Nepal
Burial
Mount Everest, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Nepal Add to Map
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A female mountain climber from Seattle, Hoey was attempting to be the first American woman to summit Everest. Hoey did not properly secure her climbing harness, and fell to her death over the Great Couloir. Hoey's body has never been recovered.
A female mountain climber from Seattle, Hoey was attempting to be the first American woman to summit Everest. Hoey did not properly secure her climbing harness, and fell to her death over the Great Couloir. Hoey's body has never been recovered.

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  • Created by: afraydknot
  • Added: Feb 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47824095/marty-hoey: accessed ), memorial page for Marty Hoey (1951–15 May 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47824095, citing Mount Everest, Mount Everest, Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha, Nepal; Maintained by afraydknot (contributor 47194931).