Ptarmigan Peak (Alaska)

Its north face is extremely steep and is sometimes attempted by mountaineers.

[2] Hikers generally reach the mountain's summit from the less steep southern side, often via the west ridge that begins at Ptarmigan Pass.

[4] In 1997, 14 members of a mountaineering expedition from the University of Alaska Anchorage (two instructors and twelve students) fell 1,000 feet down the mountain's north face.

[5] Two people died, and 11 more were seriously injured.

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