A search began when rangers said they were contacted on Sunday by 'a concerned family member' who had not heard from the climber in several days.
A solo climber has died after falling off the tallest peak in North America.mountaineering rangers at an elevation of 17, 000 feet on the West Buttress route, according to a news release from the
"The climber had been regularly checking in with family via an InReach communication device during their attempted solo climb of Denali," authorities stated. "Another climbing team had witnessed them traversing from the 17,200 feet plateau to Denali Pass at 18,200 feet on Wednesday, May 15," according to the NPS. "Rangers at the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station were able to collect satellite location data from the climber’s InReach account and identified their probable location at 17,000 feet on Denali.
"The team proceeded to the site and confirmed that the climber was deceased," authorities added. "The ranger patrol then secured the climber in place and returned to high camp. Recovery efforts will be attempted when weather conditions allow. The identity of the fallen climber will be released once family has been notified."
Climber NPS Fall West Buttress Route 17 000 Feet Inreach National Park Service
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