Two missing climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, park officials said.
, when they checked in with a friend using a satellite communication device before setting out to climb on the Moose’s Tooth, a 10,300-foot peak within the park’s Ruth Gorge, officials have said.
Search efforts began Sunday after a friend notified park officials that the climbers had not been in contact with them. Park mountaineering rangers plan to continue aerial searches for signs of the climbers over the next few months, the statement said.That means rangers will intermittently fly in the area, looking for signs of the climbers when weather and lighting conditions are suitable, said Maureen Gualtieri, a park spokesperson.
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