Salinas resident John Campbell found refuge in the mountains. His love and admiration of nature took him to some of the highest peaks in the world, including Kanchenjunga, the third tallest in the Himalayas at an elevation of 28,169 feet. He died there of high-altitude sickness two weeks ago.
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