A teen visiting Yosemite National Park from Israel fell to his death Wednesday while trying to take a selfie, according to an Israeli news report. The Times of Israel reported that Tomer Frankfurter, 18, died after plunging more than 800 feet after slipping off a cliff at Yosemite. The news organization said Frankfurter’s mother, who was not identified, confirmed the death along with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Frankfurter’s mother said her son had been on a two-month trip in the United States, the paper stated. Officials with Yosemite National Park and the National Parks Service could not be reached for comment Wednesday. In June, two climbers plunged to their deaths from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park after using a climbing technique known as simul-climbing. Lauren Hernandez is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @LaurenPorFavor … [Read more...] about Teen visiting U.S. from Israel dies in Yosemite National Park fall, report says
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2 climbers – one from Colorado – killed climbing El Capitan in Yosemite
0 View Comments Two rock climbers were killed Saturday morning when they fell from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, officials said. The two fell about 8:15 a.m. while climbing the Freeblast route on the sheer granite rock, according to a statement from the National Park Service. Park rangers and rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the scene. The National Park Service identified the climbers as Jason Wells, 46, of Boulder and Tim Klien, 42, of Palmdale, Calif., according to the Los Angeles Times. Freeblast is a climbing route on the first stretch of near-vertical rock above the treeline on El Capitan, which rises 3,000 feet above the Yosemite Valley. Yosemite’s majestic rock faces have proven both alluring and deadly for climbers. On May 21, a man died on Half Dome after he slipped and fell during a thunderstorm in the last 400 feet of the climb, where hikers grasp cables to scale the summit. Since the cables were installed nearly a century ago, eight people … [Read more...] about 2 climbers – one from Colorado – killed climbing El Capitan in Yosemite
Two climbers fall to their deaths off El Capitan in Yosemite National Park
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Two climbers die in fall from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two climbers fell to their deaths on Saturday from the face of the towering El Capitan granite rock formation at Yosemite National Park in northern California, the U.S. National Park Service said. The fatal fall occurred at about 8:15 a.m. (1515 GMT) while the pair were scaling the so-called Freeblast route of El Capitan, the agency said. No other details were immediately released as park rangers investigated the incident. The Park Service said the deceased climbers’ identities would be withheld until their families were notified. El Capitan, which looms 3,000 feet (914 m) above the floor of Yosemite Valley, is one of the best-known landmarks in the national park and is considered a world-class challenge for rock climbers. A British climber was killed and his wife was badly injured last September when a rockslide from El Capitan rained boulders onto a popular hiking trail. More than 100 climbing accidents occur in Yosemite every year, and 51 climbers … [Read more...] about Two climbers die in fall from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park
Two hikers die after falling from El Capitan in Yosemite, park officials say
close Video Two hikers dead after falling at Yosemite The hikers fell from El Capitan, a 3,000 foot vertical rock face. Two hikers died in California’s Yosemite National Park on Saturday morning while they were climbing El Capitan, officials said. Jason Wells, 46, of Boulder, Colo., and Tim Klien, 42, from Palmdale, Calif. were pronounced dead after falling around 8:15 a.m. while making their way on the Freeblast Route, the National Park Service (NPS) said in a news release. WYOMING APPROVES FIRST YELLOWSTONE-AREA GRIZZLY BEAR HUNT IN 44 YEARS, BACKLASH ERUPTS Two climbers fell while climbing the Freeblast Route on El Capitan this morning at approximately 8:15 am. The climbers did not survive the fall. https://t.co/df25Jqf57F— Yosemite National Park (@YosemiteNPS) June 2, 2018 Officials said several emergency calls came in to alert them of the situation. Park rangers, as well as search and rescue, were dispatched to the area, but “the climbers did not … [Read more...] about Two hikers die after falling from El Capitan in Yosemite, park officials say