Nicholas Vizzini, 29, and his climbing partner triggered the avalanche as they were descending a slope, the National Park ...

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.

A former Seattle resident, Alex Chiu, died after falling 3,000 feet from the Mount McKinley West Buttress climbing route onto the Peters Glacier, according to the National Park Service.

Seattle man Alex Chiu died after falling 3,000 feet while ski mountaineering on Mount McKinley's West Buttress route in Denali National Park, Alaska, the National Park Service said.

Mount McKinley’s West Buttress is pictured. A 29-year-old’s body was recovered from the mountain after dying in an avalanche, officials said. National Park Service A 29-year-old skier from ...

A Washington skier died in a Mount McKinley avalanche in Denali National Park and Preserve. Rangers discovered him during training on the West Buttress Route.

Mount McKinley’s West Buttress is pictured. A 41-year-old Seattle man fell to his death from the mountain, officials said. National Park Service Climbers were on an icy Alaska mountain when they ...

Nicholas Vizzini, 29, of Washington state and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche high on the peak Tuesday while descending a slope.

Mount McKinley’s West Buttress is pictured. A 41-year-old Seattle man fell to his death from the mountain, officials said. National Park Service Climbers were on an icy Alaska mountain when they ...

Washington state skier dies in second Mount McKinley incident of 2025 climbing season. Thao Nguyen. USA TODAY. ... Along the West Buttress route, 15 climbers have died since 1980, ...