Record-breaking El Capitan climber dies in Sierra Nevada fall

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:17 GMT

Jacob ‘Jake’ Whisenant died in Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness in ‘climbing-related incident’, authorities sayA 30-year-old California climber known for breaking speed records died after falling in the Sierra Nevada wilderness last week, according to authorities.Jacob “Jake” Whisenant, from Mammoth Lakes, California, died in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness on 3 August, according to the Tulare county sheriff’s office coroner unit and the National Park Service (NPS). Continue reading...

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