Climber dead, another seriously injured after 1,000-foot fall off Alaska mountain

ABC News— A 52-year-old woman died and her climbing partner was seriously injured after they fell some 1,000 feet off of a mountain in Denali National Park, officials said.

Gephardt Daily—Climber dead, another injured in 1,000-foot fall on Alaska’s Mount Johnson. April 27 (UPI) — A mountain climber died and another was badly injured this week after falling 1,000 feet while trying to ascend Mount Johnson in Alaska‘s Denali National Park, park officials say. The pair were climbing the 8,400-foot mountain when they fell Thursday night, the National Park Service said in a statement. The pair were connected […] The post Climber dead, another injured in 1,000-foot fall on Alaska’s Mount Johnson first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

KSL News—1 climber dead and 1 severely injured after 1,000-foot fall off mountain in national park. A 52-year-old woman is dead and another was seriously injured after the two-person team fell 1,000 feet while ascending a mountain in Alaska's Denali National Park on April 25.

CNN—One climber dies, one survives with traumatic injuries after 1,000-foot fall off mountain in Alaska’s Denali National Park. One person is dead and another is seriously injured after a two-person climbing team fell 1,000 feet while ascending a mountain in Alaska’s Denali National Park on Thursday. The two roped climbers were climbing the “the Escalator” route on Mt. Johnson, which is a “steep and technical alpine climb on the peak’s southeast face” involving a “mix of steep rock, ice, and snow,” according to a release from the park. Another climbing party on the same route saw the fall and alerted the Alaska Regional...