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Bishop was an avid long-distance cyclist and competed in the Race Across
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peak and several other peaks within a single day, Bishop fell to his death on July 16, 2004; his body was found after a two-day search. Many of his fellow climbers expressed surprise at his unlikely death on a mountain with which he had extensive experience and was well within his skill range. His
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there was no salt in the fuel. He made it almost 800 miles before being overcome by his lack of salt and had to quit. Afterwards he spent some time in a hospital recovering. He also had studied
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