Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty/iStock)Seasonal park ranger Robin Pendery died after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, North America's tallest mountain. Pendery, a mountaineering ranger for Denali National Park and Preserve, fell on Thursday during a climbing patrol near the 14,000-foot camp. Despite immediate rescue efforts, she did not survive the incident, which is currently under investigation. This tragedy occurred just one week after three climbers from a Latvian expedition also died on Mount McKinley after falling near a treacherous pass. Pendery was an experienced professional, having worked as a mountain guide, ski patroller, avalanche forecaster, and an emergency department nurse. In fullPark ranger’s death being investigated after falling into crevasse on Alaska’s Mt. McKinleyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Park ranger dies after falling during climbing patrol on Mount McKinley
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty/iStock)Seasonal park ranger Robin Pendery died after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, North America's tallest mountain. Pendery, a mountaineering ranger for Denali National Park and Preserve, fell on Thursday during a climbing patrol near the 14,000-foot camp. Despite immediate rescue efforts, she did not survive the incident, which is currently under investigation. This tragedy occurred just one week after three climbers from a Latvian expedition also died on Mount McKinley after falling near a treacherous pass. Pendery was an experienced professional, having worked as a mountain guide, ski patroller, avalanche forecaster, and an emergency department nurse. In fullPark ranger’s death being investigated after falling into crevasse on Alaska’s Mt. McKinleyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
