Jacob Whisenant hatte mit einem Speedrekord am legendären El Capitan Aufsehen erregt. Nun ist der amerikanische Kletterer beim Eröffnen einer neuen Route tödlich verunglückt. Er wurde 30 Jahre alt.

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, the Yosemite speed climber who holds the record time up El Capitan's Lurking Fear route, has died in an accident in the Sierra Nevada. He was 30.

Yosemite climber Jake Whisenant died in a Sierra Nevada accident on August 3, 2026. He was known for his speed ascents of El Capitan's challenging routes. Whisenant and Brant…