File photo of Grand Teton National Park. The National Park Service said a man found dead on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 was a Japanese national who worked in San Jose. (National Park Service)
MOOSE, Wyo. - The National Park Service has identified a climber who died in northwestern Wyoming as a Japanese national who worked in California.
Hitoshi Onoe, 42, worked in San Jose, Grand Teton National Park officials said in a release Monday. He was an informational technology engineer, the Jackson Hole Daily reported.
Onoe’s body was recovered from the Teewinot Mountain area. Another climber spotted his body at the base of the Black Chimney climbing route on Saturday and called park rangers.
The Park Service was investigating.
Onoe appeared to be climbing alone. Based on a map found with him, he apparently intended to climb the East Face route up Teewinot.
Route finding is difficult in the area, park officials said.
Teewinot is 12,330 feet high and the sixth-highest peak in the famous Teton Range.