National park officials in Alaska say two missing mountain climbers likely triggered a small avalanche.
in Alaska likely triggered a small avalanche, and officials said Tuesday the projected path of their suspected fall would end at a heavily crevassed glacier.
Eli Michel, 34, of Columbia City, Indiana, and Nafiun Awal, 32, of Seattle, are presumed to have fallen Friday while climbing the West Ridge route of Moose’s Tooth — a 10,300-foot mountain in Ruth Gorge, about 12 miles southeast of Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, park officials said.The two men last contacted friends via a satellite communication device at about 5 a.m. Friday. Two days later, friends contacted park officials when they hadn’t heard back from the climbers.
On Sunday, the first day of the search, rangers found the climbers' unattended tent and ski tracks that led to the base of the West Ridge climbing route.
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