A climber who was ascending Mount McKinley, better known as Denali, in Alaska has had his body discovered two days after he fell around 3,000 feet, according to the National Park Service. The climber was climbing a mountain in Alaska.
Alex Chiu, 41, was climbing Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, with two other people on Monday when he fell at a location known as Squirrel Point, according to park officials. Chiu was climbing the West Buttress climbing route of Mount McKinley.
According to a news statement issued by the National Park Service (NPS), once his friends watched the fall, they attempted to lower themselves as far over the edge as they possibly could, but they were unable to hear or see Chiu. Following that, they descended the mountain in search of assistance.
According to the National Park Service, rescue teams were unable to reach the location where Chiu fell until Wednesday morning due to the presence of high winds and snow.
According to the National Park Service, Chiu is one of several climbers who have lost their lives in falls along this stretch of the West Buttress route around Mount McKinley since the year 1980.
Mount McKinley is currently home to approximately five hundred climbers, according to the park. The National Park Service (NPS) stated that the beginning of June is precisely in the centre of the climbing season, which typically starts in the beginning of May and finishes in the beginning of July.
