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.

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 ...

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 occurred at about 6:15 p.m. local time on June 10 while Vizzini and his partner were climbing along the West Buttress route of Denali, recently renamed by the federal government as ...

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 ...

Nicholas Vizzini, 29, of Washington state and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche high on the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) peak Tuesday while descending a slope, according to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tragically the two climbers who were with him at the time witnessed the horror event and were unable to rescue him despite ...