Clouds, high winds hamper efforts to rescue 2 climbers on North America’s tallest peak
Associated PressJUNEAU, Alaska — Clouds and high winds hampered efforts by rangers on Thursday to reach two climbers who remained high up on North America’s tallest peak two days after first sending a distress signal. Rangers received an SOS message from the three at 1 a.m. Tuesday, indicating the climbers were hypothermic and unable to descend after reaching Denali’s 20,310-foot summit, the park has said. But communications with the team stopped at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday “for unknown reasons,” before rangers received a succession of messages from the men late Wednesday, confirming their location and again requesting help, the park said. The two climbers at one point got help from an expedition guide on Denali, who for safety reasons had to descend from the climbers’ location late Tuesday when clouds moved in, the park has said.
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