The body of Alex Chiu, a 41-year-old mountaineer, was recovered Wednesday morning, as a result of a 3,000-foot fall from the Mt. McKinley West Buttress climbing route onto the Peters Glacier.

A 41-year-old man who fell to his death earlier this week had recently recovered from North America's highest mountain.

Alex Chiu, 41, was ascending Mount McKinley's West Buttress climbing route with two others on Monday when he fell at a spot known as Squirrel Point, according to park officials.

JUNEAU, Alaska — A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America's tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death of this year's climbing season on Alaska's Mount ...

Nicholas Vizzini, 29, dies in an avalanche while descending Alaska’s Mount McKinley, marking the second fatality this climbing season.

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 ...

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 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.

A Seattle man’s body was recovered in Alaska after he fell about 3,000 feet while hiking at Mount McKinley this week, the National Park Service said.

DENALI PARK, Alaska — A Seattle man died this week after falling 3,000 feet while ski mountaineering on Alaska's Mount McKinley, park officials said. Alex Chiu, 41, was recovered Wednesday ...