National Park Service ranger dies after falling into crevasse on Mount McKinley during climbing patrol

A seasonal National Park Service mountaineering ranger died Thursday day aft falling into a crevasse connected Mount McKinley, marking the latest deadly incidental connected the treacherous Alaskan peak.

The ranger has been identified arsenic Robin Pendery, of Enumclaw, Washington, according to a connection from the National Park Service (NPS).

Agency officials said Pendery was conducting a climbing patrol erstwhile she suffered a fatal autumn adjacent the mountain's 14,000-foot campy astatine astir 2 p.m. section time.

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The North and South summits from a commercialized formation supra Mt. McKinley connected May 28. (H. Beatty/National Park Service)

Pendery was actively helping to tally the operations astatine the 14,200-foot campy alongside different ranger, according to a erstwhile parkland update.

NPS unit launched an contiguous rescue effort, but Pendery did not past the fall. 

Authorities said the nonstop circumstances of the fatal autumn are nether investigation.

A climber was seen this week connected the way Ham and Eggs, Moose’s Tooth. (S. Barrier/National Park Service)

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"We are heartbroken by the nonaccomplishment of a subordinate of our Denali family," Denali National Park superintendent Brooke Merrell wrote successful a statement. "Our mountaineering rangers dedicate themselves to serving visitors and helping others successful 1 of the astir challenging environments successful the world. Today, we mourn the nonaccomplishment of a valued colleague, person and teammate."

Pendery had been moving arsenic a seasonal mountaineering ranger astatine Denali National Park and Preserve since 2024, dedicating her clip to exigency response, climber information and high-altitude operations, according to the agency. 

Pendery’s decease astatine Mount McKinley, besides known arsenic Denali, comes conscionable 1 week aft a abstracted catastrophe claimed the lives of 3 Latvian climbers.

Ranger Chrissie Oken putting the finishing touches connected the vigor repeater connected apical of Mt. Crosson, ~12,800’ this week. (J. Ramos-Leon/National Park Service)

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During the anterior incident, 4 members of a seven-person expedition plummeted adjacent Denali Pass, which is known arsenic 1 of the astir hazardous stretches of the mountain.

Three climbers — Inese Puceka, Vija Olte and Renars Kunigs-Salaks — died successful the fall, portion a 4th survived successful captious condition, Fox News Digital antecedently reported. 

Rescuers had to usage a analyzable long-line chopper extraction to prevention the subsister from a basin astatine 17,200 feet, arsenic brutal upwind conditions and rugged terrain prevented a modular landing.

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Towering 20,310 feet supra oversea level, Denali is considered 1 of the astir challenging climbs successful North America.

Each year, lone astir 1,000 to 1,200 climbers effort to acme the mountain, typically during the highest May and June season. Fewer than fractional of those who made the effort past twelvemonth successfully reached the top.

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Throughout the nationalist park's history, much than 130 radical person died connected the mountain.

Fox News Digital's Kelly McGreal contributed to this report.