Rangers say the climbers’ tracks led into the path of an avalanche on Moose’s Tooth.
National Park Service officials shot this photo of the West Ridge of Moose’s Tooth during a search for two missing climbers from a high-altitude helicopter on Sunday. The red box indicates the rough location of boot tracks that led into a small avalanche.
A search is underway for two climbers in Denali National Park and Preserve whose tracks, rangers say, led into the path of an avalanche., Eli Michel, 34, of Columbia City, Indiana, and Nafiun Awal, 32, of Seattle, were last heard from early Friday. They told a friend through a satellite communication device that they planned to climb the west ridge of Moose’s Tooth. The 10,335-foot peak is about 50 miles north of Talkeetna.National park rangers based in Talkeetna searched the area on Sunday.
The park service says further ground search is limited due to crevasses and risk of rockfalls and avalanches. A search by helicopter was ongoing Monday.
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