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Hope was fading fast Wednesday for a 26-year-old Trapper Creek climber missing in an avalanche that put an end to an attempt at the first-ever winter ascent of Mount Huntington in the Alaska Range.
By nightfall Wednesday, Johnny Soderstrom had been missing for more than 30 hours. Climbing partner Joe Reichert said he last saw Soderstrom go over a bench at about 8,000 feet west of the 12,240-foot peak.
By the time Reichert reached the top of the same bench, the slope on the othe ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 15, 2005
By nightfall Wednesday, Johnny Soderstrom had been missing for more than 30 hours. Climbing partner Joe Reichert said he last saw Soderstrom go over a bench at about 8,000 feet west of the 12,240-foot peak.
By the time Reichert reached the top of the same bench, the slope on the othe ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 15, 2005
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John
Soderstrom
46
26
70 inches
165 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Feb 15, 2005
Denali National Park and Preserve
Alaska
Denali Borough
No
352
77948
Alaska State Troopers
Anchorage
Alaska
Anchorage Borough
99507
Malia Miller
Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager
5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska
9072695511
State
Law Enforcement
050012327
2005-02-15
Alaska State Troopers
8578
Brown
Blue
Blue
11/22/2025
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03/27/2024
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