A seasonal National Park Service mountaineering ranger died Thursday afternoon after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, marking the latest deadly incident on the treacherous Alaskan peak.The ranger has been identified as Robin Pendery, of Enumclaw, Washington, according to a statement from the National Park Service (NPS).Agency officials said Pendery was conducting a climbing patrol when she suffered a fatal fall near the mountain's 14,000-foot camp at about 2 p.m.local time.TRAGEDY STRIKES AT POPULAR NATIONAL PARK AS CLIMBER MEETS FATAL END ON MOUNTAINThe North and South summits from a commercial flight above Mt.
McKinley on May 28.(H.
Beatty/National Park Service)Pendery was actively helping to run the operations at the 14,200-foot camp alongside another ranger, according to a previous park update.NPS personnel launched an immediate rescue effort, but Pendery did not survive the fall. Authorities said the exact circumstances of the fatal fall are under investigation.A climber was seen this week on the route Ham and Eggs, Moose’s Tooth.(S.
Barrier/National Park Service)FIVE HELICOPTERS NEEDED TO SAVE INJURED SOLO CLIMBER ON CALIFORNIA'S SECOND-HIGHEST PEAK"We are heartbroken by the loss of a member of our Denali family," Denali National Park superintendent Brooke Merrell wrote in a statement."Our mountaineering rangers dedicate themselves to serving visitors and helping others in one of the most challenging environments in the world.
Today, we mourn the loss of a valued colleague, friend and teammate."Pendery had been working as a seasonal mountaineering ranger at Denali National Park and Preserve since 2024, dedicating her time to emergency response, climber safety and high-altitude operations, according to the agency. Pendery’s death at Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, comes just one week after a separate disaster claimed the lives of three Latvian climbers.Ranger Chrissie Oken putting the finishing touches on the radio repeater on top of M...