Climber’s widow said he had her ‘unwavering support’
In an emotional tribute at his memorial mass, the wife of 41-year-old John Delaney, who died just before reaching the peak of the mountain, said while many might not understand why her husband wanted to climb Mount Everest, he was “truly passionate” about doing it and she supported that.
Orla Delaney, who gave birth to the couple’s third child last week, who she named Hope, said she was “very much aware” of the risks involved in the expedition, as her husband had been.
