After several unsuccessful attempts to locate the body, National Park Service rangers arrived at the area where Zhang had fallen using a helicopter. His body was recovered the next day after the fall reported by witnesses. The climber, who is from Surrey, British Columbia, was on a private, recreational climb with friends, officials said. Mount Rainier is an active volcano standing at 14,410 feet above sea level, known as the most glaciated peak in the Lower 48 states. The death follows several other climbing deaths reported this summer in national parks. Last month, three people died while climbing mountains in Glacier National Park in Montana, according to park officials. And in June, a 48-year-old climber died while climbing Alaska’s Mount Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Two other climbers died in May in Denali National Park, which consists of 6 million acres of wilderness.
