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Rock star: Sasha DiGiulian on making history with a ‘crazy, audacious’ climb of El Capitán

The 33-year-old hit rain, lightning, snow and ice in Yosemite – and still became the first woman to ascend the Platinum route

The Guardian - US

Balin Miller Death Video: Livestream of his Fatal Fall Goes Viral as Social Media Slammed for Creating 'Digital Spectacle'

Balin Miller's fatal El Capitan fall was livestreamed, sparking viral attention and raising questions about social media and extreme sports safety.

International Business Times UK

Climbing Star Balin Miller, 23, Dies After Fall From Yosemite's El Capitan

Rising alpinist Balin Miller, 23, who made history with solo ascents in Alaska, dies after rappelling accident on Yosemite's El Capitan during technical climb.

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Viewers Horrified As Climbing Influencer Fatally Falls On Livestream From Yosemite’s El Capitan

“He said he felt most alive when he was climbing.”

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TikTok climbing star dies after falling from Yosemite’s famed El Capitan while livestreaming

Balin Miller was just 23 when he died in a climbing accident Wednesday - his mom has paid tribute

The Independent UK

Emerging climbing star Balin Miller, 23, dies in fall from El Capitan

Balin Miller, 23, the Alaskan climber behind a landmark solo on Denali, has died after a fall on El Capitan that stunned the climbing world

The Guardian - US

Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag from iconic National Park spot

A group of seven climbers including two other park rangers hung the flag

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Yosemite National Park fires ranger who helped hang a trans pride flag on El Capitan

Shannon Joslin had worked as a scientist and ranger for four years before they were terminated for their role in the display

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Yosemite bans large flags after climbers protest Trump cuts using upside down Stars and Stripes and rig Trans Pride flag to El Capitan

People are no longer allowed to display large flags in wilderness areas, after they were used in multiple protests and demonstrations

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Emily Harrington's big wall career will blow your mind, and now you can watch her record-breaking freeclimb of El Capitan on film

The Girl Climber feature-length doc features 10 years of incredible footage, including the day Emily sent the Golden Gate route on El Capitan

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"Let this flag fly higher than hate" – Yosemite LGBTQ+ climbers display transgender pride flag on El Capitan following controversial update on National Park Service website

The group of LGBTQ+ activist climbers flew the flag for 90 minutes before it was removed

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Watch Babsi Zangerl become the first person to flash Yosemite’s El Capitan in new Black Diamond climbing film

The Austrian climber made history with the stunning flash climb - here's how it happened

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Protestors Display Upside-Down American Flag in California National Park After DOGE Firings Target Park Services

Protesters hung an upside-down American flag on Yosemite's El Capitan to oppose the Trump administration's firing of 1,000 National Park Service employees.

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Group claims responsibility for hanging upside-down Stars and Stripes off of El Capitan in Yosemite

Demonstrators unfurled a giant ‘Distress flag’ after 11 full-time Yosemite staff members were laid off amid the Trump administration’s federal employee purge

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"There is nothing more American than our public lands" – climbers hang upside-down US flag during Yosemite's firefall to protest Trump hiring freeze

The demonstrators rappelled down to hang the inverted American flag over El Capitan during the annual phenomenon

International Business Times UK

Why Was an Upside-Down American Flag Spotted at Yosemite? Desperate Plea Amid Hiring Freeze

Yosemite National Park faces chaos after an upside-down American flag was displayed at El Capitan, highlighting a staffing crisis and growing concerns over a federal hiring freeze.

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The world's fastest nuke-simulating supercomputer is now online, boasting peak performance of 2.79 quintillion calculations per second and other numbers my pea-sized brain can't comprehend

Oh El Capitan, my El Capitan.

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Babsi Zengeri makes history with first-ever "unprecedented, no-falls" flash climb of El Capitan

The Austrian climber ascended Freerider without any projecting and didn't fall once

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Who is Alex Honnold? The life of the world’s most famous rock climber

We take a look at the extraordinary life of Alex Honnold, one of the world’s greatest ever climbers

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Who are America's greatest climbers: legends and contemporary greats

We take a look at America’s rock stars, individuals that have redefined climbing by achieving feats once though impossible

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Capturing Yosemite's gorgeous — and elusive — natural 'firefall'

Photographer Evan Russel and fine artist James McGrew set out to capture an elusive natural phenomenon. But as they discovered, nature can be fickle.

The Independent UK

How Yosemite climber’s unusual diet helped him smash world record

A new record has been set by a solo climber on El Capitan, but what did he eat to prepare for his ascent up one of the most hardest climbs in America?

Los Angeles Times

Climbing El Capitan? Yosemite's divisive permits for overnight climbers here to stay

Yosemite National Park has made permanent a divisive overnight rock climbing permitting system aimed at protecting wilderness and monitoring visitors as the sport has grown rapidly in popularity.

Los Angeles Times

'It was mad': Large rock falls from Yosemite's El Capitan; visitor captures video

Alex J. Wood was in the Yosemite Valley on Monday morning taking photos of El Capitan's picturesque rock face when he heard what sounded like the "loudest thunder ever."

Los Angeles Times

A Colorado dad says his 8-year-old is the youngest to scale Yosemite's El Capitan, but did they really climb it?

LOS ANGELES — The headlines screamed what anyone would consider a colossal feat: An 8-year-old boy climbed to the top of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan on Saturday, becoming one of the youngest people to summit the world famous rock.

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