The climbing star of Alaska Balin Miller dies after falling from the El Capitan of Yosemite

An Alaska climbing influencer died after falling from El Capitan, a famous vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park in California.

Balin Miller, 23, was broadcast live on ascendant Tiktok and fell afterwards of the monolith on Wednesday.

In an emotional article on social networks confirming the death of her son, his mother Jeanine Girard-Moroman said: “My heart is broken in a million pieces. I don’t know how I will go through it. I love him so much. I want to wake up from this horrible nightmare.”

The details of what caused the incident is not clear, but Miller Dylan’s brother said to AFP that he was in lead solo – a technique that allows you to climb alone while being protected by a rope – on a 2400 feet (730m) road called Sea of ​​Dreams.

He had finished the climb and transported equipment when he probably recalled the end of his rope, said Dylan.

Tom Evans, a photographer based in Yosemite, who witnessed Miller Fall, told Climbing magazine that he called 911 after Miller had tried to release his bag, who was stuck on a rock.

Originally from Anchorage, Miller grew up by climbing with his father and brother.

He was an accomplished mountaineer and drew international attention for claiming the first solo ascent of the Slovak Direct Slovak of Mount McKinley, who took him 56 hours, according to an article on his Instagram in June.

“He has probably had one of the last six most impressive months of climbing anyone who I can think of,” Valinist Clint Helander said in the Anchorage Daily News in July.

Another renamed Alaska climber Mark Westman, compared him to Alex Honnold, who became the first person to free up a complete route on El Capitan.

The death of Miller came on the first day of the closure of the federal government, which left the national parks “generally” open, with limited operations and closed visitors.

The National Park Service said in a statement that they were investigating the incident and that “the park guards and the emergency staff had responded immediately”.

Miller had spent weeks climbing solo in Patagonia and Canadian Rockies, ending a notoriously difficult ice climb called Reality Bath, which has not been repeated for 37 years, according to Climbing magazine.

He was affectionately known as the “Guy Orange Tent”, because of his distinctive campsite at the base of El Capitan.

El Capitan, a huge rocky face in pure granite of around 3,000 feet (915 meters), is a major landmark in the National Park and encourages large wall climbers from all over the world.

Miller’s death marks the third in the Californian national park this year. In June, an 18 -year -old from Texas died in the park while climbing without rope on a different training.

And in August, a 29 -year -old hiker died after being struck by a large tree branch.