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Climber Falls To His Death At Glacier National Park

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July 22, 2020

A 20-year-old climber fell several hundred feet to his death on an off-trail climbing route in Glacier National Park in Montana.

A park release said the accident occurred Tuesday evening on a ridge known as the Dragon’s Tail. The Dragon's Tail is a steep, off-trail climbing route southwest of Mount Reynolds near Logan Pass.

The climber fell several hundred feet toward Hidden Lake around 7:30 pm. Tuesday. Search and rescue efforts began immediately after park dispatchers received the report of his fall. Two Bear Air located the man, determined he was deceased, and recovered the body.

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