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Mark’s body was recovered the day after that. Yorkie and I got off the mountain as fast as we could but were hampered by poor snow conditions after the storm. We teamed up with a RAF/Navy team led by Lt Cmdr Nobby Clarke who were a great support to us.
We descended to base camp from 14, 200 ft in a 17hour push through the night. Being so close to the Arctic Circle we watched the sunset and sunrise within two hours of each other. The light showed these majestic mountains at their best. The beauty of the mountains reaf­ firmed why we had come and for this Mark had paid the ulti­ mate price
Climbing the fixed rope up the headwall at 16,000ft. Mark in the foreground
Obituary
Major Mark Charles Trevillyan RADC
1961 - 1997
Mark Trevillyan was killed in a fall whilst descending from the summit of Mt McKinley, Alaska on 29 May 1997.
Born 2 October 1961 in Upney, Essex. He studied dentistry at University College London and in 1986 joined the Royal Army Dental Corps.
He had a passionate interest in Mountaineering since first visiting the Lake District at the age of 14. He gained a solid base of experience in the UK and the Alps and obtained his JSMEL Winter in 1990. Always very fit, he was a competitive cross-country runner and gained his parachute wings just before arriving at 23 Parachute Field Ambulance as Dental Officer in 1987. From 1993 to 1997 he was OC Airborne Squadron during which time he deployed to Rwanda and Bosnia-Hercegovina. He also found time for sailing and sailed back to England from Cyprus on completion of a tour there.
Mark rarely talked of his achievements and was modest almost to the point of secrecy. During his post Bosnia leave he joined a commercial expedition to climb Mt Aconcagua in South America and was considered more as an assistant guide than a client. On Mt McKinley he was noted for his resistance to poor conditions and for superb fitness.
He is a great loss to his family, friends and the Army mountaineering scene. The words to be placed on his headstone are a quote from Mallory. “The greatest danger in life is not to take the adventure.”
Mark lived that adventure.
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Major Mark Travillyan at high camp on Denali.