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

WA mountaineer dies after 3,000-foot fall on Mt. McKinley mountain route Jun 5, 2025, 10:47 AM Photo of the area on the Mt. McKinley West Buttress Route where the fall took place on June 2, 2025.

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.

The body of a climber who was ascending Alaska's Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, has been found two days after he fell approximately 3,000 feet, the National Park Service said.. Alex Chiu ...

Alex Chiu, 41, was scaling the West Buttress route of Alaska’s Mount McKinley, ... but high winds and snow prevented rescuers from reaching the spot where Chiu had fallen. 3.

The body of a 41-year-old ski mountaineer has been recovered after he fell over 3,000 feet off of Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, officials said.

The body of a mountaineer was recovered Wednesday after he fell 3,000 feet to his death from Alaska's Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, also known as Denali. The National Park ...

The danger of avalanches 06:48. A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on Alaska's Mount McKinley, officials said Wednesday — just days after a climber fell 3,000 feet to his death on ...

The body of a climber who was ascending Alaska's Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, has been found two days after he fell approximately 3,000 feet, the National Park Service said. Alex Chiu, 41 ...

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.