The body of a climber who was ascending Alaska's Mount McKinley , also known as Denali, has been found two days after he fell approximately 3,000 feet, the National Park Service said.

Alex Chiu, 41, was ascending the West Buttress climbing route of Mount McKinley — the tallest mountain in North America at 20,000 feet — with two others on Monday when he fell at a spot known as Squirrel Point, according to park officials.

After his friends witnessed the fall, they tried to lower themselves as far over the edge as they possibly could, but they weren't able to hear or see Chiu, NPS said in a news release. They then went back down the mountain for help.

High winds and snow prevented rescue teams from getting to the area where Chiu fell until Wednesday morning, NPS said.

Chiu is one of

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