Climber Dies During Summit Attempt on Alaska’s Denali

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A climber has died after collapsing whereas trying to summit Alaska’s Denali mountain, the Nationwide Park Service mentioned Saturday.

The climber, 48-year-old Fernando Birman of Stockton, New Jersey, collapsed Friday night at an elevation of 19,700 ft (6,004 meters) whereas on an try to succeed in the highest of the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) peak, the park service mentioned.

The park service assertion mentioned Birman’s guides initiated CPR however he by no means regained his pulse.

Birman was a part of a 12-member guided tour that started their ascent on Could 22, mentioned Sharon Stiteler, a spokesperson for Denali Nationwide Park.

After his dying, Birman’s physique was moved to a plateau and brought down from the mountain by helicopter earlier than being despatched to the Alaska medical expert’s workplace late Friday evening.

The park assertion mentioned the reason for dying was unknown however was in line with sudden cardiac arrest.

There have been 129 climbing deaths on the park since 1932, Stiteler mentioned.

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