30岁的加州攀登者Jacob Whisenant在Sierra Nevada荒野中坠落，于2024年8月3日身亡[1]。事故发生在Sequoia and Kings Canyon国家公园野生地区，国家公园管理局于8月2日应对这起攀登相关事件，经过两天搜救后，Whisenant被护林员发现已死亡[1]。
Whisenant因在优胜美地国家公园创造多项速度攀登纪录而知名[1]。他在2024年与搭档在El Capitan完成2000英尺路线，仅耗时2小时55分32秒[1]。此外，他在2024年5月曾在一天内两次完成Nose路线[1]。这位来自Mammoth Lakes, California的攀登者的死讯公布后，朋友Bailee Moore发起了GoFundMe募捐活动[1]。
Jacob "Jake" Whisenant, a 30-year-old climber from Mammoth Lakes, California, died after falling in the Sierra Nevada wilderness on August 3, 2024.[1] Whisenant was discovered deceased by rangers in the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park backcountry following a two-day search operation that the National Park Service initiated on August 2 in response to a climbing-related incident.[1]
Whisenant had earned recognition for setting speed-climbing records at Yosemite National Park's El Capitan.[1] In 2024, he completed a 2,000-foot route on El Capitan in just 2 hours 55 minutes 32 seconds alongside a climbing partner, establishing a record for that ascent.[1] Earlier that May, he had also achieved the feat of climbing the Nose route twice in a single day.[1] Following his death, Whisenant's friend Bailee Moore established a GoFundMe fundraising campaign.[1]