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# Ice fall near Ruth Glacier in Denali Park kills climber
- URL: https://ktna.org/ice-fall-near-ruth-glacier-in-denali-park-kills-climber/
- Published: 2011-04-30T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-04-30T08:00:00.000Z
- Description: An ice avalanche killed a climber near the Ruth Gorge in the Alaska Range early Thursday morning. The climber was on a guided climb and another guided party was caught
- Author: KTNA Staff
- Tags: Local News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

An ice avalanche killed a climber near the Ruth Gorge in the Alaska Range early Thursday morning. The climber was on a guided climb and another guided party was caught up in the avalanche as well. The guiding companies involved in the accident and those that climb on the Ruth Glacier on a regular basis are talking about the unpredictable event and wonder what could have been done differently. Sue Deyoe has more the accident:

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