Overview

• The National Park Service said rangers responded at El Capitan and confirmed Balin Miller did not survive.
• Miller had completed a portion of the wall and descended to reach backpacks that had snagged on a ledge, according to reports.
• Photographer Tom Evans wrote that the rope was several meters short of the packs and that Miller went off the end during the descent.
• Hundreds viewing the TikTok livestream and other climbers on the wall witnessed the fall and later described the experience as traumatic.
• The Alaska-born alpinist was noted for elite climbs, including finishing Denali’s Slovak Direct in 56 hours, as tributes and statements from family poured in.