Rangers search for two overdue mountain climbers in Alaska
Associated PressDENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — Aerial and limited ground searches were underway Monday in Alaska for two overdue mountain climbers whose last known tracks disappeared at the site of an avalanche, officials said. Eli Michel, 34, of Columbia City, Indiana, and Nafiun Awal, 32, of Seattle, were last known to be near Moose’s Tooth, a 10,300-foot mountain in Ruth Gorge, about 12 miles southeast of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain, officials said in a statement. The two last checked with friends via a satellite communication device on Friday morning, when they said they were planning to climb the West Ridge route along Moose’s Tooth. Rangers on Sunday found the climbers’ unattended tent and ski tracks heading to the base of the route.
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