» DEEP COVE mountain
climber Dan Culver - died
~ Fragically some time around
joly..7. during a descent
fom the world’s second
- pighest mountain peak. _

y Anna Marie D’Angelo
“news Reporter

Culver was the only Canadian
pistory to reach the summits of
-poth the world’s highest (Mount
yeFeSt) and second highest (K2)
7 , moultains.
“Dan believed himself to be an
prdinary person who was’ capable
doing extraordinary things,”
id. Dave Freeze, Culver’s close
fr jen for eight years.
“Culver, 41, Vancouver: resident
jj Haverill and American Phil
powers had reached the summit of
on July: 7 in a Canadian-
. psnetican expedition” that started
aMay 21.
Yon the: way. down the mountain,
He avevill: was: approximately 300
“feet @o: m) below Culver when he
peard a .loud“noise, turned and
saw Culver. falling over a: cliff,
cu yiver’s wife," Patti,» ‘Said on
ednesday. ° :
hree : other members: of .the
were.at Camp Four, which
was: the highest camp before the
wnt, when the accident occur-
ed:

patti said’ ‘the | ‘following day

ere was’ a. bad, storm ‘on: the.’
Ntain,: so team members. ‘at |

ot!
m ip. Four returned to the base

came -where- they: Joined Haverill -

and Powers. :
arput the mountain climbers, she
aids were: ‘unable to fi ind her hus-
ane’ S body.
patti ‘said:
ae -American “team ..erected _ a
emorial to_ her: husband: ai .the

er flags on the memorial.

phe team was: ‘originally, slated “

the Cana-.

Photo submitted

DEEP COVE. mountain climber Dan Culver was on top of Mount
Everest in 7990. Culver died around July 7 shortly after reaching
the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain located

near the Pakistan-China border.

to return home on Aug. 22, but
they now plan to leave the
China-Pakistan border area and
return home as soon as possible,
said Patti. .

“Dan loved being on the moun-
tains. He believed it was impor-
tant to live his life fully, and set-
ting challenges and goals was part
of that,”’ said Patti.

“Taking the risks and facing
the. fears that those challenges

. brought - were part of. who Dan

was.”’

In’ 1990, . Culver became the
fifth Canadian te reach the top of
Mount Everest.. .

Haverill and Culver weré ‘the
first Canadians to reach K2’s
summit, |

(Haverill has not climbed to the
top of Everest.) ,

The seven-person Canadian-
American K2. team consisted of

“female leader Stacey Allison of

“of the? mountain: and hung “Portland, Oregon; .

Culver,
Haverill and John Haigh, all from
oe and three Americans

now could ° ‘have committed; the crimes: he did’ without
fering. from:a major personality disorder -is: tantamount

0 saying: a,man.can havea baby,‘a ‘psychiatrist told North’

i giICOUVET Provincial - ‘court Judge: Jerome Paradis. on

vied esday. °

an: Semrau. was: testifying —

roe ‘the third day of.a danger--
ffender “hearing. for. Snow, *

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er’, cross-examination’ ‘by’
‘gw's lawyer Sheldon: Goldberg, |

Senval, one_of three psychiatrists
yh: ‘conducted a’ psychiatric
gest of. the’: “Orangeville,

man, said it would be im-

rsible: for. Snow “to have. sud- -

ea: sexuaily assaulted his female
S.:if.-he had: not: suffered

om ‘previous:mental disorders.’ ;

tay & experience it is unheard

a Ss. iapciivnd le. It’s like aman

8 a baby,” said Semrau.

By Suri Rattan
News Reporter

“nice ‘person prior to. commiting
his crimes then he would “literally
make history.”’ -

“When [look at these offences, ‘

that tells me.this man must have a
major: disordered personality,”

‘added Semrau.’.” - .
He said Snow suffers from. a .

narcissistic personality disorder.
People. with such a condition,

"he said, are generally self-centred :
m-'.. and. have © an’

inflated view ‘of
themselves.

“They would lack a realistic -

appreciation of the feelings: of
others,’’ said Semrau.

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Culver was, a. motivational
speaker - for adults and -young
people,

He also operated White Water
Adventures for: 17. years) and
worked for the B.C. environment
ministry in. drafting coramercial «:
rafting regulations. ts

Dan and Patti-were married on

Oct 11, 1992. _

“Apart from getting married to ’

me, K2 was Dan’s next big goal,’’
said Patti, who was extremely
distraught about the tragic . acci-
dent. :

She said provincial Environment
Minister John Cashore planned to
honor Culver last. Wednesday in
the legislature because. the K2-
climb was dedicated to preserving
the Tatshenshini wilderness area.

“Dan felt very strongly about
environmental: issues. It wasn’t
enough for him to do the climb
for himself,’ said Patti, who is'a

- psychological therapist.

K2

_ 29,062 feet
above sea level
(8,720 m)

Mount Everest

. 29,864 feet
above sea level
(8,950 m)

‘Dan, Patti, ‘and her 13-year-old
son, Ryan, travelled down the

' Tatshenshini River last fall before

the wedding.

“1 don’t think Dan ever knew
that they had decided to preserve
the area, but-he would have been
very happy,’’ said Patti. t

Said Freeze, ‘‘Dan was the kind
of guy who chased his dreams.

‘Dan knew the possiblity of dy-
ing on mountains, but it was im-
portant for him to. have dreams

and to fulfil his dreams.”’ an

Culver, he said, was known for

his light humor and a main fuel

supply of Haagen, Daz ice cream
and Starbucks'coffee. ,
.‘*Dan had a huge heart. He had

‘time for everybody. He was 2

HAVE AND haves ‘note: come

‘ charities are polarized on

‘the issue of a: proposed ..

professionally run charity
in “North:

bingo facility
Vancouver City.

The “have” charities run the
existing non-professional bingos
on the North . Shore; . the
“have-nots”? hope to set up a
jointly run facility ‘they. can all
share. ;:

The two sides aired ‘their. ‘dif-
ferences: Monday night ‘during a

North Vancouver City Council

policy committee meeting.

Several of the. nine charities
that currently run bingo nights
on the North Shore spoke
against the planned new bingo”
hall.

They were confronting "repre-
- sentatives of the charities that
have set up the North Star Char-
ity Bingo Association, who hope
to.raise,as much as $700,000. a
year by running games from .10
a.m. to/l a.m., seven’ days a
‘week,. at a. facility in Lower
Lonsdale. =~

Mark Eraut, of Anzac Enter-.
prises, which will run the facility :
for North. Star, operates an ex-:

isting bingo’ hall in Esquimalt,
near Victoria : an

“by Steptien Wisenthal

He. said the Esquimalt
_ Legion’s ‘bingo had not been af-.

y

fected’ by the: opening of. his":

business:

He:. also’ presented a
from: the legion confirming his
_ Statement. -

... But Gloria Hidlebaugh, Tepre- .
senting Eagles’: bingo in North.

Vancouver, said she feared a
major impact: on- the club’s
‘Tuesday and Thursday night
games,

“think this could be
devastating to us for our chari-
ties. The. bingo -is | our ‘main
source cf charity: money,” she
said.

Representatives of other .

groups that run, bingos —-: in-
cluding the North Shore’ Royal
Canadian Legion, Silver. Har-
;bour Centre and. St. Thomas
. Aquinas.:. School
“similar concerns. . “--"

St.Thomas’ spokesman Brian *
| Comey said:
was started’ on the North Shore, -: -;

“If a bingo hall

the attrition would’ force-us and

‘the other bingos to ‘close. Attri-...
tion seems to be the thing that is.

letter: a

. expressed: :

‘sands of lives,’ said Freeze. |

“Dan told ‘me that ifhe: was
asked to name a: fault,‘-he would :
say that he: “didn’t ‘dream : ‘big
enough. ” ae

The Dan Culver Following Your;
Dreams Fund: has, been « estab.
lished. _ :

"Freeze. said the. fund will. pro:
vide an education scholarship. for.
young people. to pursue’, thei
dreams. ' a :

Anyone interested: .
tributing should send: donations to
the fund, c/o David Freeze, 4340:
Strathcona Rd.; North’ Vancouver,
V7G 1G3.: ‘

A private ‘memorial service’
Culver was held on Thursday.:

Other: speakers’ predicted ‘that
“as many. as. 50° charities :-would
benefit’ from the proposed bingo’

Kiwanis clubs and“other charities
spoke of the i increasing difficulty :}.
they face.in getting bookings for
their casino nights, which | they

_rely upon to raise money.

And they said it was difficult
to convince volunteers: to help:
out with gaming nights at -facili-.
ties outside the North Shore. |‘

Professionally. run gaming_ is
not . allowed ‘ anywhere on: the
North Shore at present.’ ’

The city will have to ‘overturn
its ban if the~North “Star PrO-
posal is to go ahead.

The charities, have dentified a.
site, at. 125- 127: ‘East : ;

: allow the bingo hall...

; The council’s policy, committee:
will resume discussion of “the:
bingo proposal» at. its Mo day,
Aug. 9 meeting.