Jake Whisenant, record-setting speed climber, dies at 30 in climbing accident

Jake Whisenant, a climber known for setting speed records in Yosemite National Park, has died in a climbing accident in California.

Whisenant hit the headlines in October 2024 when scaled El Capitan - the iconic summit in Yosemite National Park which stretches 3,000ft into the sky - in record time.

Jake Whisenant, 30, renowned for his record ascent of El Capitan, died in a Sierra Nevada accident on August 3.

One of the climber’s friends confirmed that he had died ‘doing what he loves in the beautiful Sierra Nevada’

Instagram/jake.doubleyew A record-breaking Yosemite speed climber has died in an accident in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Jake Whisenant, 30, of Mammoth Lakes, died Aug. 3, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Coroner said, as the New York Post reported. Authorities have not said how the accident happened. Longt

Jake Whisenant, a 30-year-old Mammoth Lakes climber known for record-setting speed ascents on Yosemite's El Capitan, died in a Sierra Nevada accident on August 3, per the Tulare County Sheriff's Office Coroner. No cause of death has been disclosed. His friend Bailee Moore confirmed the news on Instagram, prompting trib

Jake Whisenant Cause of Death: Yosemite speed climber dies in Sierra Nevada accident  MARCA

Jake Whisenant gained national attention in October 2024 when he and a fellow climber completed the Lurking Fear route on El Capitan in just under 3 hours.