The man, identified by Denali National Park and Preserve as 41-year-old Alex Chiu, fell 3,000 feet from Denali's West Buttress route onto the Peters Glacier on Monday.

The mountaineer, identified as Alex Chiu, 41, by the National Park Service, died after falling 3,000 feet from Denali’s West Buttress route onto Peters Glacier, an exposed face of rock and seracs.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

The body of ski mountaineer Alex Chiu was recovered by helicopter after the 41-year-old fell around 3,000ft (914m) from a dangerous section on Denali Mountain, otherwise known as Mount McKinley.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.

Climbers watched as Alex Chiu, 41, fell 3,000 feet to his death on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park. His body was recovered as weather cleared.