Denali ranger dies after crevasse fall during patrol

A mountaineering ranger, Robin Pendery, died after falling into a crevasse during a patrol near Denali’s 14,000-foot camp on the West Buttress route. Rescue attempts were made, and Pendery, who joined Denali’s mountaineering staff in 2024, had previously worked as a guide for Alpine Ascents. Her death is the fifth on Denali this year, following two Latvian climbers’ deaths on May 27 and another death from a medical event on May 31 while descending from the summit.