Fred

You are correct. He was an amazing man and very humble too. There are some great articles out there that talk about Dave. Although he did not summit Everest he got to about 1000 feet of the summit. He and his partner were the first to traverse Everest ascending up one route and descending the other route. He gave up his chance to summit the mountain in order to belay four other team members.

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He was also an innovative surgeon and developed the Dingman retractor which is a widely used device in cleft palate surgery.

Fred

On Dec 30, 2021, at 2:37 PM, Dave Shearer <harbormaster@gslmarina.com> wrote:

It has just come to my attention of the passing of one of our Great Salt Lake and Utah sailing community members. Dave Dingman passed away earlier this month. Dave led an incredible life. I remember racing against him many times on his boat DINGER, a Santa Cruz 27.

Dave was an avid sailor, pilot, canoer and kayaker. He was also an avid mountain climber. In 1959 he led a team to be the first in history to scale both of Mt. McKinley’s twin peaks in the same day. He was also on the first American team to summit Mt Everest. He is credited with rescuing four climbers during the descent. His full obituary can be seen by clicking on the following link: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/david-dingman-obituary?id=31930487

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