For the second time in one week, a mountaineer collapsed and died while climbing Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve. Pungkas Tri Baruno, age 20, of Jakarta, Indonesia was descending the West Buttress route the night of July 7, 2008 when he collapsed approximately one
quarter-mile from the 17,200-foot high camp. Baruno’s guides initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and immediately called for assistance from another guided team at high camp via family band (FRS) radio. CPR was
performed for over one hour, but they were unable to revive the patient.

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A climber collapsed and died on the summit of Mt. McKinley on the evening
of July 4, 2008. James Nasti, age 51, of Naperville, Illinois was a client
on an Alpine Ascents International expedition that began their climb on
June 20. According to the two expedition guides, Nasti exhibited no signs
of distress or illness throughout the trip, and was climbing strongly
immediately prior to the collapse. The guides administered cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) for up to 45 minutes, but Nasti did not regain a pulse.

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After three years of planning and design by a team of architects,
engineers, and Denali National Park staff, and three more years of
construction, the new Eielson Visitor Center opened to the public on
Sunday, June 8, 2008. Despite heavy snow, unseasonably cold weather, and
construction delays, staff and contractors alike made enormous efforts to
insure that the visitor center opened this spring as scheduled.

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