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Miami Herald
2 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Mt. McKinley climber's body found after plunging 3,000 feet
June 5 (UPI) -- Climber Alex Chiu's body was found Wednesday after he plunged 3,000 feet from Mt. McKinley's Squirrel Point on the mountain's West Buttress route. That point on the Alaska mountain, also known as Denali, is roughly 12,000 feet above sea level. Chiu fell Monday en route to Peters Glacier amid snow and high winds and was unroped when he fell. Others in his party saw him fall. "After witnessing the fall, the reporting party lowered over the edge as far as possible but was unable to see or hear Chiu," The National Park Service said. Snow and wind conditions delayed the discovery of Chiu's body. "Due to high winds and snow, ground and air search was unable to access the accident site until the early morning hours of June 4.," the NPS said in a statement. "Clearing weather on the north side of the Alaska Range provided the opportunity for two mountaineering rangers to depart Talkeetna for an aerial helicopter search to locate and recover the body." Chiu's body was taken to the state medical examiner. In 2010, a French mountaineer who was also climbing without safety ropes fell to his death near the same location but his body was never found. NPS said 500 climbers are currently on Mt. McKinley. It is 20,000 feet high, the tallest mountain in North America. The mountain's name was Denali for generations, which means "the tall one" in the Native American Athbascan language. The name was designated McKinley in 1917, became Denali again in 2015 during the Obama administration and was changed back to McKinley by the Trump administration. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Mt. McKinley climber's body found after plunging 3,000 feet
June 5 (UPI) -- Climber Alex Chiu's body was found Wednesday after he plunged 3,000 feet from Mt. McKinley's Squirrel Point on the mountain's West Buttress route. That point on the Alaska mountain, also known as Denali, is roughly 12,000 feet above sea level. Chiu fell Monday en route to Peters Glacier amid snow and high winds and was unroped when he fell. Others in his party saw him fall. "After witnessing the fall, the reporting party lowered over the edge as far as possible but was unable to see or hear Chiu," The National Park Service said. Snow and wind conditions delayed the discovery of Chiu's body. "Due to high winds and snow, ground and air search was unable to access the accident site until the early morning hours of June 4.," the NPS said in a statement. "Clearing weather on the north side of the Alaska Range provided the opportunity for two mountaineering rangers to depart Talkeetna for an aerial helicopter search to locate and recover the body." Chiu's body was taken to the state medical examiner. In 2010, a French mountaineer who was also climbing without safety ropes fell to his death near the same location but his body was never found. NPS said 500 climbers are currently on Mt. McKinley. It is 20,000 feet high, the tallest mountain in North America. The mountain's name was Denali for generations, which means "the tall one" in the Native American Athbascan language. The name was designated McKinley in 1917, became Denali again in 2015 during the Obama administration and was changed back to McKinley by the Trump administration.
UPI
2 days ago
- General
- UPI
Mt. McKinley climber's body found after plunging 3,000 feet
June 5 (UPI) -- Climber Alex Chiu's body was found Wednesday after he plunged 3,000 feet from Mt. McKinley's Squirrel Point on the mountain's West Buttress route. That point on the Alaska mountain, also known as Denali, is roughly 12,000 feet above sea level. Chiu fell Monday en route to Peters Glacier amid snow and high winds and was unroped when he fell. Others in his party saw him fall. "After witnessing the fall, the reporting party lowered over the edge as far as possible but was unable to see or hear Chiu," The National Park Service said. Snow and wind conditions delayed the discovery of Chiu's body. "Due to high winds and snow, ground and air search was unable to access the accident site until the early morning hours of June 4.," the NPS said in a statement. "Clearing weather on the north side of the Alaska Range provided the opportunity for two mountaineering rangers to depart Talkeetna for an aerial helicopter search to locate and recover the body." Chiu's body was taken to the state medical examiner. In 2010, a French mountaineer who was also climbing without safety ropes fell to his death near the same location but his body was never found. NPS said 500 climbers are currently on Mt. McKinley. It is 20,000 feet high, the tallest mountain in North America. The mountain's name was Denali for generations, which means "the tall one" in the Native American Athbascan language. The name was designated McKinley in 1917, became Denali again in 2015 during the Obama administration and was changed back to McKinley by the Trump administration.
