If Ruth Glacier ever does melt away, human eyes may finally see Ruth Gorge in full. It's hard to imagine this as a good thing, however, as it'll be a harsh reality: ...

The Ruth Glacier sweeps down from the tallest mountain in North America carrying megatons of compacted ice between the vast granite ridges of the Denali National Park.

Before Ruth Glacier pours into the Great Gorge, its western fork meanders through a different narrow valley, crumpling and crevassing against some even taller granite spires.

An aerial view of the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve (Martin Truffer) Denali National Park's famously beautiful Ruth Gorge might be the deepest such chasm in North America. That ...

Two climbers spent the night on a glacier in an Alaska national park after becoming stranded, rangers said. The climbers were on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve when they ...

Two climbers spent the night on a glacier in an Alaska national park after becoming stranded, rangers said. The climbers were on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve when they ...

Two climbers spent the night on a glacier in an Alaska national park after becoming stranded, rangers said. The climbers were on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve when they ...

Two climbers spent the night on a glacier in an Alaska national park after becoming stranded, rangers said. The climbers were on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve when they ...

The climbers were on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve when they reached out for help Sunday, May 21, the National Park Service said in a news release.

Two climbers spent the night on a glacier in an Alaska national park after becoming stranded, rangers said. The climbers were on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve when they ...

The climbers were on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve when they reached out for help Sunday, May 21, the National Park Service said in a news release.