Three climbers lost their lives this week after falling on the upper slopes of North America’s tallest peak, according to an international mountaineering group.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Three climbers lost their lives this week after falling on the upper slopes of North America’s tallest peak, according to an international mountaineering group.
A response from Denali National Park & Preserve officials stated that the search and rescue mission had turned into a recovery effort. A fourth climber who also fell — identified by the Latvian group as Mārtiņš Bilzēns — was reported to be in “critical” condition, according to the mountaineering group. Denali park officials said that person was rescued from a basin at 17,200 feet at about 4 p.m. Thursday.
Park rangers received a report of the incident around midnight Wednesday into Thursday, park officials said. The Latvian Mountaineering Association added in its statement that its “deepest condolences” go out to the families of the three climbers.
“This is an unspeakably painful, irreparable loss for the entire family of Latvian mountain climbers,” the group said. Authorities identify man arrested in Fairbanks police presence who threatened others with gun, troopers say19-year-old on long road to recovery after losing both legs in crash that split his car in halfCrews beginning mop-up operations on Mat-Su wildfire
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