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Alaskan Climbing Star Dies in Fall From Yosemite’s El Capitan
Balin Miller fell after rappelling off a rope too short to reach his gear on El Capitan's Sea of Dreams route; his death marks the third in Yosemite this summer.
- Balin Miller, a 23-year-old climber from Alaska, tragically lost his life on Wednesday while ascending the famed El Capitan rock formation in California’s Yosemite National Park.
- Miller was lead rope soloing the 2,400-foot Sea of Dreams route and, after completing the climb, he appears to have descended beyond the length of his rope while retrieving his final piece of gear.
- Miller gained international recognition for completing the first solo ascent of the technically difficult Slovak Direct route on Denali and had an impressive recent six-month climbing streak.
- His mother Jeanine Girard-Moorman said, "The mountain took my Balin today," and his brother said, "I can't imagine climbing ever again without him."
- This was the third death in Yosemite this summer and occurred on the first day of a federal government shutdown limiting park operations.
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Alaskan climbing star dies in fall from Yosemite's El Capitan
A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan. Balin Miller's mother confirmed that the 23-year-old died in a climbing accident Wednesday.
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