Record-breaking El Capitan climber dies in ‘climbing-related incident’

A 30-year-old California climber known for setting speed records on some of Yosemite National Park’s most famous rock faces died in a climbing accident in the Sierra Nevada earlier this month, according to multiple reports. Jacob “Jake” Whisenant, a Mammoth Lakes resident and accomplished climber, died Aug. 3 following an incident in Sequoia and Kings […]A 30-year-old California climber known for setting speed records on some of Yosemite National Park’s most famous rock faces died in a climbing accident in the Sierra Nevada earlier this month, according to multiple reports. Jacob “Jake” Whisenant, a Mammoth Lakes resident and accomplished climber, died Aug. 3 following an incident in Sequoia and Kings […]