Climber dies after 1,000 foot fall at national park
ANCHORAGE, AK – A fatal accident in Denali National Park and Preserve led to a climber’s death and another being severely injured following a 1,000-foot fall on Mount Johnson in Alaska. Another climbing party present on the scene reported the incident around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday. The accident occurred while the climbers were attempting a challenging route called “the Escalator.” This route requires traversing steep ice, snow, and rock patches on the mountain’s southeast side. …