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.

The mountaineer, identified as Alex Chiu, 41, by the National Park Service, died after falling 3,000 feet from Denali’s West Buttress route onto Peters Glacier, an exposed face of rock and seracs.

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.

Alex Chiu died after he fell 3,000 feet from Alaska’s Mount McKinley. The 41-year-old man wasn’t wearing a rope during the incident. Two mountaineers on the excursion with Chiu witnessed him ...

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.

The mountaineer, identified as Alex Chiu, 41, by the National Park Service, died after falling 3,000 feet from Denali’s West Buttress route onto Peters Glacier, an exposed face of rock and seracs.

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.