A climber died while climbing Mount El Capitan in the United States.

In the USA, a famous 23-year-old climber fell off Mount El Capitan and died. This was reported on October 3 by The New York Post (NYP).

"A popular Alaskan climber fell off Mount El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and died," the article says.

According to his mother, climber Balin Miller died in an accident. She said that her son had been climbing since childhood, and for him, the most important thing was not money and fame, but the very love of climbing.

The publication writes that Miller was an experienced climber who attracted international attention by making the first solo ascent of the Slovak straight to Mount McKinley. This is a technically difficult route, which took him 56 hours to complete.

"When Natalia saw us, she started crying—she hoped she could come down."

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On September 17, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reported that a tourist, having fallen off the trail while conquering Sairamsky Peak, clung to a sheer cliff for three days without food and water, and waited for rescuers. Without waiting for the men to return, their relatives contacted the emergency services.

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