Rescue Gully on Mt. McKinley where the avalanche took place on June 10, 2025 NPS Photo Earlier this month, Alex Chiu, a ski mountaineer from Seattle, died from a 3,000-foot fall on the mountain's ...

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 ...

Denali National Park has confirmed that 29 year old Nicholas Vizzini of Washington state passed away in a soft slab avalanche incident on Mt. McKinley (formerly known as Denali) on June 10, 2025.

This is the second fatal accident to happen on Mt. McKinley in the past week. On June 4, 41-year-old climber Alex Chiu of Seattle, Washington, passed away after falling 3,000 feet.

Historically, Mt. McKinley has seen approximately 13 avalanche-related deaths and over 130 total deaths recorded within the park's history.

A photo provided by Denali National Park and Preserve depicts a slope near Mt. McKinley's West Buttress, where a skier was killed in an avalanche on June 10, 2025.© From Denali National Park and ...

A skier from Washington state died Tuesday after he and his climbing partner triggered an avalanche on Mount McKinley, aka Denali. Officials say 29-year-old Nicholas Vizzini and his climbing ...

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