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One man was killed and another seriously injured by falling ice debris on Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve early Thursday morning. The two climbers were en route to begin their ascent of the west face of Reality Ridge around 5 a.m. when a hanging block of glacier ice dislodged and hit them. According to Park spokesperson Maureen Gualtieri, it appeared that the men had not yet begun the climb when an ice chunk fell from above and landed on top of them. “It sounded like a co...

Idaho climber killed by falling ice in Denali National Park, partner injured Share on Facebook Print article One climber was killed and another injured early Thursday in Denali National Park when a falling block of glacier ice struck them, officials said. A 32-year-old man from Rigby, Idaho, died when a hanging serac fell from a peak along the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier. His climbing partner, a 31-year-old man from Logan, Utah, was knocked unconscious, park officials said in a statement ...