Climber Dies After Falling From Alaska Mountain

He died of severe injuries...

A 52-year-old climber died and another’s condition was serious after falling 1,000 feet off a steep Alaska mountain in Denali National Park.

According to The Independent, the two-person climbing team ascended a technical route on Mount Johnson when they fell from the peak on April 25.

Park officials said that Robbi Mecus died of injuries sustained in the fall while climbing a route on Mt Johnson, known as "the Escalator". They added that the 5,000-foot route involves navigating steep rock, ice, and snow.

The other climber, a 30-year-old woman from California, was seriously injured. On Friday, she was rescued and flown to an Anchorage hospital, park officials said.

Another person climbing on that route witnessed the fall and alerted the Alaska Regional Communication Center at approximately 10:45 pm, the National Park Service said.

"The reporting party then descended to the accident victims and confirmed one climber had died. The responders dug a snow cave and attended to the surviving climber's injuries," the statement read.

On Friday, a rescue helicopter and two mountaineering rangers arrived in the area and successfully rescued the injured woman.

"Together, the ranger and injured patient were short-hauled out to a flat glacier staging area, and then loaded into the helicopter for the flight to Talkeetna," according to the statement.

"The patient was transferred to a LifeMed air ambulance at the Talkeetna State Airport for treatment," it added.