ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The parents of National Park Service ranger Robin Pendery say their daughter was equal parts scholar and adventurer — a “world class climber” — whose curiosity and drive showed up early, long before she joined Denali National Park & Preserve’s mountaineering staff.
Pendery, 33, died June 4 while on a climbing patrol on Mount McKinley (formerly recognized as Denali) after falling into a crevasse, according to the National Park Service.
The Park Service said her body has been recovered and a formal investigation has been opened — a step an agency spokesperson said is standard practice for a line-of-duty death. The agency has not released additional details while the investigation is ongoing…