Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

The body of ski mountaineer Alex Chiu was recovered by helicopter after the 41-year-old fell around 3,000ft (914m) from a dangerous section on Denali Mountain, otherwise known as Mount McKinley.

The man, identified by Denali National Park and Preserve as 41-year-old Alex Chiu, fell 3,000 feet from Denali's West Buttress route onto the Peters Glacier on Monday.

A Seattle man died this week after falling 3,000 feet while ski mountaineering on Alaska's Mount McKinley, park officials said. Alex Chiu, 41, was recovered Wednesday morning after falling from ...

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.