Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Alex Chiu died after he fell 3,000 feet from Alaska’s Mount McKinley. The 41-year-old man wasn’t wearing a rope during the incident. Two mountaineers on the excursion with Chiu witnessed him fall.

Alex Chiu, 41, of Seattle died June 2 after falling 3,000 feet down Mount McKinley's West Buttress climbing route, McClatchy News reported from park officials.

Alex Chiu, 41, was climbing the West Buttress of Alaska 's Mount McKinley, formerly Denali, 'un-roped' with two others on Monday when he fell from Squirrel Point.

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Alex Chiu’s body was transferred to the state medical examiner Wednesday, the Denali National Park and Preserve said in a statement.

His partner sustained only minor injuries. On June 6, Alex Chiu, 41, also of Washington, died after a 3,000ft fall from West Buttress climbing route.

Earlier this month, Alex Chiu, a climber from Seattle, died from a 3,000-foot (about 900-meter) fall on the mountain’s West Buttress climbing route. The climbing season typically runs from early ...

Alex Chiu, 41, of Seattle died June 2 after falling 3,000 feet down Mount McKinley’s West Buttress climbing route, McClatchy News reported from park officials.