National Park Service ranger dies after falling into crevasse on Mount McKinley during climbing patrol
A National Park Service ranger died after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley during a climbing patrol. The ranger, identified as Robin Pendery, was conducting a climbing patrol when she suffered a fatal fall near the mountain's 14,000-foot camp. Pendery's death is the latest deadly incident on the treacherous Alaskan peak, which has claimed the lives of over 130 people throughout its history.
- ▪Robin Pendery, a seasonal National Park Service mountaineering ranger, died after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley.
- ▪Pendery was conducting a climbing patrol when she suffered the fatal fall near the mountain's 14,000-foot camp.
- ▪The incident occurred just one week after a separate disaster claimed the lives of three Latvian climbers on the same mountain.
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US News National Park Service ranger dies after falling into crevasse on Mount McKinley during climbing patrol By Alexandra Koch, Fox News Published June 7, 2026, 3:43 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Originally Published by: Student missing in Japan went off alone after family bickering on vacation Two hikers capture terrifying video of charging grizzly bears at Glacier National Park Lone survivor rescued after fatal fall kills three climbers on Mount McKinley A seasonal National Park Service mountaineering ranger died Thursday afternoon after falling into a crevasse on Mount McKinley, marking the latest deadly incident on the treacherous Alaskan peak.
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