The incident is the second climbing death, but the first avalanche related, on Mt. McKinley/Denali this season. 41 year old ...

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

Nicholas Vizzini and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche high on the 20,310-foot peak while descending a slope, officials said.

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

Alex Chiu, 41, was ascending Mount McKinley's West Buttress climbing route with two others on Monday when he fell at a spot ...

The climbing season typically runs from early May to early July. There are about 500 climbers on Mount McKinley currently, the park said.

A skier died after triggering an avalanche that carried him more than 1,500 feet down North America’s tallest peak, officials said, marking the second death at Denali National Park and Preserve ...

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.