A 41-year-old man who fell to his death earlier this week had recently recovered from North America's highest mountain.

DENALI PARK, Alaska — A Seattle man died this week after falling 3,000 feet while ski mountaineering on Alaska's Mount McKinley, park officials said. Alex Chiu, 41, was recovered Wednesday ...

The body of Alex Chiu, a 41-year-old mountaineer, was recovered Wednesday morning, as a result of a 3,000-foot fall from the Mt. McKinley West Buttress climbing route onto the Peters Glacier.

Alex Chiu, 41, was ascending the West Buttress route of Mount McKinley on Monday, one of the park’s most frequently climbed routes, while not attached to a rope, the agency said in a statement.

Seattle man Alex Chiu died after falling 3,000 feet while ski mountaineering on Mount McKinley's West Buttress route in Denali National Park, Alaska, the National Park Service said.

Michele Stevens, daughter of Carola June Young, proposed naming the peak “Mount Carola” to honor her mother, and the proposal ...

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.

The body of a 41-year-old ski mountaineer has been recovered after he fell over 3,000 feet off of Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, officials said.

DENALI, Alaska – The body of a ski mountaineer has been recovered after a 3,000-foot fall from Mt. McKinley in Alaska, authorities said. On Monday, two other members of Chiu’s expedition ...

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