Rescuers Are Trying to Reach 4 Climbers Who Fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s Tallest Peak
Rescuers are awaiting a weather window as the four climbers’ injuries remain unknown, while three teammates returned to high camp after helping them.
- On Thursday, the National Park Service reported that four climbers fell near Denali Pass at 18,200 feet on Mount McKinley, North America's tallest peak, prompting an ongoing rescue mission.
- Members of a seven-person team, the four climbers fell late Wednesday while three companions attended to their fallen partners before returning to high camp at 17,000 feet.
- Rangers are seeking a weather window to reach the area by helicopter, though the climbers' conditions "weren't immediately known" following the accident, Denali National Park and Preserve said.
- Separately, Alaska region park service spokesperson Scott Carr confirmed rangers evacuated two climbers by helicopter around 11 p.m. Wednesday in an unrelated incident.
- As of Thursday, 516 climbers were on Mount McKinley; mountaineers frequently encounter hundreds of others during the busy season while attempting the popular West Buttress route.
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