This latest death marks at least the 14th climber who has died in falls along Denali's West Buttress route section since 1980 ...

It's the most technical stretch of the West Buttress Route leading to the high camp ... glance ahead to the open basin and the bottom of Denali Pass, our campsite and the gateway to the summit.

Denali (Formerly Mount McKinley ... In 1951, Bradford Washburn successfully summited the West Buttress route for the first time. The West Buttress, considered the most straight-forward ...

The climber was found on Denali’s West Buttress route and was confirmed deceased. “Ranger patrol then secured the climber in place and returned to high camp,” the release said.