UPDATE: the climber who fell Friday night on Denali has been found and evacuated off the mountain.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A climber who fell from the 16,000-foot ridge on the West Buttress of Denali has been found. The climber had minor injuries, according to a statement from Denali National Park and Preserve. A mountaineering ranger was able to evacuate the climber from the 15,100-foot level.
An aerial and ground search began Saturday morning. Two mountaineering rangers from the 14,200-foot camp were able to see Hatanaka’s location at about 15,100 feet on upper Peters Glacier. Rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve were notified about the fall around 2 a.m. Saturday by the climber’s partner. According to the report, at about 11 p.m. Friday, the two climbers were on the West Buttress above the fixed line, at approximately 16,000 feet.
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