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A climber who died after falling 1,000 feet in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve was identified on Saturday as Robbi Mecus, a noted climbing enthusiast and forest ranger. Mecus, 52, from Keene Valley, New York, was an outspoken advocate for expanding the presence of fellow transgender people in alpine climbing. In 2022 she co-founded the Queer Ice Fest in the Adirondack Mountains of her adopted hometown, and the event earlier this year was its third annual happening.
Johnson in a steep, technical climb on the mountain’s southeast face, park officials said previously. The climbers were roped together on a 5,000-foot route called 'the Escalator' when they fell 1,000 feet, the park service said. A witness called first responders, fellow climbers built a snow cave to preserve the survivor's temperature and rescuers reached the location Friday morning, the service said. The pathway the two used is composed of ice, rock and snow, it said.
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