Record-Breaking Climber Jake Whisenant Dies in Sierra Nevada Fall
Jake Whisenant, an elite American rock climber known for his record-breaking ascent of El Capitan, has died at age 30 after a fall in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. A GoFundMe has been launched following the tragic accident.
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Record-breaking El Capitan climber dies in Sierra Nevada fall
Jacob ‘Jake’ Whisenant died in Sequoia and Kings Canyon wilderness in ‘climbing-related incident’, authorities say A 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 rea...
By Coral Murphy Marcos
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Rock climber Jake Whisenant died from blunt force trauma in a fall at Sequoia National Park, authorities confirmed. The elite climber set records on El Capitan.
Read full article →Jake Whisenant update: GoFundMe launched after record-breaking speed climber’s death
A GoFundMe has been launched to honor record-breaking climber Jake Whisenant, who died in a Sierra Nevada climbing accident.
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