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Climber dies after falling 3,000 feet from Mount McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park

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Alex Chiu , 41 , was ascending the West Buttress climbing route of Mount McKinley with two others on Monday when he fell.

Chiu fell approximately 3,000 feet .

His friends witnessed the fall, but they weren't able to hear or see him.

High winds and snow prevented rescue teams from getting to the area where he fell until Wednesday morning .

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