Ski mountaineer from NYC plummets 3,000 feet to death while scaling America’s tallest mountain

Fuente: New York Post

An experienced ski mountaineer from the Big Apple plummeted 3,000 feet to his death while climbing America’s tallest mountain Monday, officials said. Alex Chiu, 41, was scaling the West Buttress route of Alaska’s Mount McKinley, formerly Mount Denali, “un-roped” alongside two members of his expedition when he tumbled toward Peters Glacier, an exposed, ice-covered rock below, according to the National Park Service. The other mountaineers traversed down the hill, located within Denali National Park, to ask for help, but high winds and snow prevented rescuers from reaching the spot where Chiu had fallen.