A climber who died after falling 1,000 feet in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve was identified on Saturday as Robbi Mecus, a noted climbing enthusiast and forest ranger. Mecus, 52, from Keene Valley, New York, was an outspoken advocate for expanding the presence of fellow transgender people in alpine climbing. In 2022 she co-founded the Queer Ice Fest in the Adirondack Mountains of her adopted hometown, and the event earlier this year was its third annual happening. New York Department... Read this story
