Climber and influencer Balin Miller, 23, fell to his death on October 2 while solo climbing the Sea of Dreams route on Yosemite’s El Capitan.

According to KTLA and CBS News, Miller had completed the 2,400-foot climb and was hauling gear when a bag stuck. He rappelled down to retrieve it, unaware that his rope was too short. Witnesses say he rappelled off the end of the rope, falling hundreds of feet.

Photographer Tom Evans, who witnessed the fall, wrote: “His rope didn’t reach the bag’s location by many feet, but he seemed unaware of that fact. On the way down, he rappelled off the end of the rope.”

The incident was livestreamed to thousands of followers, many of whom watched in real time as the tragedy unfolded. The National Park Service is investigating the circumstances surrounding t

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