Searchers found the body of a missing solo climber on Denali this morning during a third day of aerial search efforts, according to park officials:
The summit of Denali, seen on a scenic descent passing the popular West Buttress path up the mountain, on April 27. Searchers found the body of a missing solo climber on Denali on Friday morning during a third day of aerial search efforts, Denali National Park and Preserve officials said.
“Rimml likely fell on the steep traverse between Denali Pass at 18,200 feet and the 17,200-foot plateau, a notoriously treacherous stretch of the West Buttress route,” park officials said. ”Thirteen climbers, including Rimml, have died in falls along this traverse, the majority occurring on the descent.”
While Rimml isn’t considered overdue because of the amount of provisions he was carrying, a friend who was receiving regular check-in calls from Rimml hadn’t had contact with the climber in several days, became worried and reached out to mountaineering rangers Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
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