Prominent speed climber Whisenant dies in Sierra Nevada climbing incident
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Speed climber Jacob Whisenant, 30, died in a climbing-related incident in California's Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness on August 2. After a two-day search, rangers recovered his body, and the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office lists the death as an accident. Whisenant was known for record-fast ascents on El Capitan in Yosemite (Lurking Fear) and The Prow on Washington Column, often with Brant Hysell; his family has started a GoFundMe.
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- Speed climber Jacob Whisenant dies in Sierra Nevada 'climbing-related incident' ABC7 Los Angeles
- Jake Whisenant, Who Raced Up Yosemite’s El Capitan at Record Speed, Dies in a Fall The New York Times
- Record-breaking El Capitan climber dies in Sierra Nevada fall The Guardian
- 30-year-old who set El Capitan speed record dies in climbing accident SFGATE
- Elite rock climber's cause of death revealed after horrific accident at national park Fox News
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