1 climber dead, another survives, after falling 1,000 feet off mountain in Alaska's Denali National Park

One mountain climber has died and another has been seriously injured after falling approximately 1,000 feet off of a mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska, authorities say. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the two-person climbing team were scaling Mt. Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak located in Denali National Park and Preserve’s Ruth Gorge, when the roped climbers were ascending a route known as “the Escalator,” a steep and technical alpine climb on the peak’s southeast face. The approximately 5,000-foot route involves navigating a mix of steep rock, ice,...