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Miller, a 23-year-old from Anchorage, summited North America’s tallest mountain twice this summer, including a solo climb of ...
While most of the 433 climbers on McKinley are going up the normal route, one young American has made the first solo of the highly technical Slovak Direct.
Jun. 11—A skier from Washington state was killed in an avalanche on Denali's West Buttress on Tuesday, according to a statement from Denali National Park and Preserve. The skier and his climbing ...
This was the second death on Denali so far this climbing season, according to the park. A Seattle man died last week when he fell while on a ski mountaineering trip on the mountain’s West Buttress.
Last week another Washington man, 41-year-old climber Alex Chiu, was found dead after a 3,000-foot fall along the West Buttress route on the mountain’s Peters Glacier.
The incident is the second climbing death, but the first avalanche related, on Mt. McKinley/Denali this season. 41 year old mountaineer Alex Chiu died after falling 3,000 feet on Denali’s West ...
Nicholas Vizzini, 29, and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche while descending the West Buttress of Denali around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Park Service news release.
Mount McKinley’s West Buttress is pictured. A 29-year-old’s body was recovered from the mountain after dying in an avalanche, officials said. National Park Service A 29-year-old skier from ...
It was only a week ago that a 41-year-old ski mountaineer was killed on the West Buttress. Alex Chiu of Seattle, Washington, fell 3,000 feet to his death on June 3, 2025.
The incident is the second climbing death, but the first avalanche related, on Mt. McKinley/Denali this season. 41 year old mountaineer Alex Chiu died after falling 3,000 feet on Denali’s West ...
The incident is the second climbing death, but the first avalanche related, on Mt. McKinley/Denali this season. 41 year old mountaineer Alex Chiu died after falling 3,000 feet on Denali’s West ...
Mount McKinley’s West Buttress is pictured. A 29-year-old’s body was recovered from the mountain after dying in an avalanche, officials said. National Park Service A 29-year-old skier from ...