ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Oct. 4, 2025) , A 23-year-old Alaskan mountaineer, Balin Miller, fell to his death earlier this week while climbing Yosemite National Park’s iconic El Capitan, according to multiple reports.
Miller, originally from Anchorage, was live-streaming part of his climb when the fatal fall occurred on October 1. He was scaling a route known as Sea of Dreams, one of the 3,000-foot granite wall’s most challenging paths. Witnesses, including Yosemite photographer Tom Evans, said Miller had already completed the climb when his gear became stuck near the top.
“He went down his lead line to clear it, but the rope didn’t reach the bag’s location,” Evans wrote in a social media post. “On the way down, he rappelled off the end of the rope.”…