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

A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America's tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death ...

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

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

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

Alex Chiu died after he fell 3,000 feet from Alaska’s Mount McKinley. The 41-year-old man wasn’t wearing a rope during the ...

The accident occurred below the Rescue Gully above Camp 14 on the Mt. McKinley West Buttress Route. Vizzini and his climbing ...

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

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