Climber dies after falling 1,000 ft near summit of Alaska's Mount Johnson and ... trends now

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A mountain climber has and died and another seriously injured after falling nearly 1,000ft from the summit of Mount Johnson in Alaska. 

The two-person team had been climbing the 8,400-foot peak in the Denali National Park on Thursday night. 

Both individuals had been roped in and were ascending a route on the peak known as 'the Escalator', a steep, technical climb on the southeast face of the mountain.

Another climbing party witnessed the fall and alerted the Alaska Regional Communication Center shortly before 11 pm.

The climbing party who saw the fall then descended to reach the two climbers, confirming that one of them had died.