Rep. Carolyn Maloney's (D-NY) Husband Clifton Maloney, Dies Suddenly on Climbing Expedition in the Himalayas Mountains

U. S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney is in the news again and this time I have to say, my thoughts and prayers go out to her family. Her husband, Clifton Maloney, a millionaire investment banker and avid climber, died on a mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas. He was reportedly resting in a high-altitude camp after a successful ascent to the summit of the mountain when he died. According to media reports, he died after waking up tired.

Arrangements were still being made Saturday to recover his body from the slopes of Cho Oyu, which is a 26,906-foot peak that straddles Nepal and Tibet.

Maloney and his climbing partner and guide, Marty Schmidt, rested overnight at a camp at about 23,000 feet. The cause of death was unclear.

Photo credit: Himalayas Mountains, History for Kids