Balin Miller, a well -known 23 -year -old Alaska, died while trying to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The young man was considered a rising star in the world of climbing and used to share his climbing live on the social network Tiktok.
A well-known Alaska climber died last Wednesday while trying to scale the iconic rock formation of over 900 meters, El Capitan, in the Yosemite National Park in the United States.
The news was advanced by the mother through a social media: “It is with a heavy heart that I say to you that my amazing son, Balin Miller, died today in a climbing accident. I don’t know how I will overcome this.” The young23, considered a rising star In the sport, it fell while Shorted alonedespite being trapped by a security rope, the brother, Dylan Miller, told the .
According to the international press, which cites a photographer who was on site, Balin Miller would have already reached the summit of El Capitan when He tried to recover a bag attached to a rocky face. When descended in Rappel, the rope he used did not reach the place where the object was, and when he tried to reach him, eventually came loose and fell.
Balin Miller used Share your climbs live on the social network TiktokSomething that had done two days before he died, and was gaining more and more fans over time. The young climber was known as “The Boy of the Orange Tent”due to its characteristic camp.
According to , Balin Miller stood out in Alpinism by winning some of the most challenging mountains in the world, such as the Cerro Torre (Patagónia)a West Buttress do Denali and the Mount Hunter (Alasca).
El Capitan’s darkest side
The national parks of the United States are from most sought after destinations in the countryespecially by mountaineers.
In recent years, El Capitan has become one of the most coveted places, largely due to the documentary Free Soloas well which follows the impressive climb of Alex Honnoldone of most famous climbers in the worldwhen he became the first to complete alone, without strings, no harness, the challenging route “Freerider”.
Balin Miller is the third person to die this year at Yosemite National Park and the second in circumstances linked to climbing. In early summer, a 18 -year -oldfrom Texas, lost his life in the park while Practiced free soil climbing, that is, without the use of rope.
