Jacob ‘Jake’ Whisenant died in Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness in ‘climbing-related incident’, authorities say ...

A 30-year-old California climber known for setting speed records on some of Yosemite National Park's most famous rock faces died in a climbing accident in the Sierra Nevada earlier this month, ...

Only one person has ever free soloed a full route on El Capitan, the 3,000-foot granite wall that dominates Yosemite National Park. That climber is Alex Honnold, who in June 2017 climbed the Freerider ...

(Gray News) - A climber known for setting speed-climbing records, including one on Yosemite’s El Capitan, has died, according to several reports. Jacob Whisenant, 30, died during a “climbing-related ...

A 30-year-old climber who made headlines for racing up Yosemite’s famed El Capitan in record time has died in an accident in the Sierra Nevada. Jake Whisenant, a Mammoth Lakes climber known for his ...

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