"El Capitan is one of the most striking features of Yosemite National Park, an enormous sheer granite rock face of approximately 3,000 feet (915 meters) that entices big-wall rock climbers from all over the world. Alex Honnold completed the first free solo climb of El Capitan in 2017 for the documentary "Free Solo." Many posted tributes to Miller on social media, saying they had watched him climb on a TikTok livestream for two days before his death"
"While it's still unclear exactly what happened, his older brother, Dylan Miller, said Balin was lead rope soloing - a way to climb alone while still protected by a rope - on a 2,400-foot (730-meter) route named Sea of Dreams. He had already finished the climb and was hauling up his last bit of gear when he likely rappelled off the end of his rope, Dylan said."
Balin Miller, 23, a popular Alaskan climber, fell to his death from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park while lead rope soloing on the Sea of Dreams route. His older brother said Miller had finished the 2,400-foot climb and was hauling gear when he likely rappelled off the end of his rope. His mother said he had been climbing since childhood and loved climbing for its own sake. The death is the third in the park this summer, following an 18-year-old free-soloist and a hiker struck by a falling branch. Many viewers had watched Miller climb via a TikTok livestream. The incident occurred as federal park operations were limited during a government shutdown.
Read at ABC30 Fresno
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