Overview

• His mother confirmed his death early Oct. 2 after a Oct. 1 fall near the top of Sea of Dreams as he worked to free a stuck haul bag.
• A Yosemite photographer reported that Miller descended his lead line and rappelled off the end of the rope, with final findings pending the official report.
• A livestreamer monitoring the climb from El Cap Meadow captured the incident and provided the video to park law enforcement.
• The National Park Service said rangers and emergency personnel responded immediately, with a formal incident report still to come during the federal shutdown’s limited park operations.
• Miller had recently drawn acclaim for major solo ascents including Denali’s Slovak Direct, and tributes from the climbing community poured in as Yosemite recorded its third fatality this season.