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Mt. McKinley avalanche kills skier

Avalanche Kills Skier on Mt. McKinley (Denali)

The incident is the second climbing death, but the first avalanche related, on Mt. McKinley/Denali this season. 41 year old mountaineer Alex Chiu died after falling 3,000 feet on Denali’s West Buttress route just last week.

Skier caught in an avalanche is the second person to die this season on Alaska’s Mount McKinley

FILE – A view of one of the faces of North America’s tallest peak, then-named Mount McKinley, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File ...

Mt. McKinley avalanche kills skier just days after climber fell 3,000 feet to his death on same peak

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

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Washington man dies in second Mount McKinley incident of season

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

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Skier caught in avalanche dies on Alaska’s Mount McKinley

Authorities say a skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America’s tallest peak, Mount McKinley in Alaska.

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Washington state skier dies in second Mount McKinley incident of 2025 climbing season

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

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Climber dies after falling 3,000 feet on Mount McKinley in Alaska

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

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