AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin man died climbing the Matterhorn, the iconic peak that stands 14,962 feet tall in the Pennine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border.
20-year-old Kieran Liner “had this incredible, beautiful zest for life, and he wanted to live life fully,” said his sister, Precenia Newman.
Newman said Kieran picked up skateboarding as a young child in Pensacola, Florida. When he moved to Austin, he began indoor bouldering at places like Austin Bouldering Project before moving to outdoor climbing.\…