Tag: rock climbing

Levi Wilkins, Oklahoma firefighter who beat stage 4 cancer dies after rock climbing accident. Norman firefighter remembered as no risk was too much risk.  Against all odds - he was an avid risk taker. An Norman firefighter and father of...

Must do adrenaline activities for thrill seeker enthusiasts: Whether it's skiing in death defying locations, bungee jumping from exotic locations, pursuing the thrill of simulated combat or rock climbing at extreme altitudes - there is no shortage of activities.  If...

Benjamin Kessel Sommerville, Massachusetts man plunges 150ft to death after boulder slices rope along Cannon Cliff in New Hampshire in freak accident. A 34 year old man died in a rock climbing accident Sunday in New Hampshire after a large...

Lauren Sobel Brooklyn climber falls 50 ft to her death in an accident while setting up protective gear along Mohonk Mountain Preserve. Avid adventurous remembered. A 25-year-old Brooklyn woman fell to her death while rock climbing near New Paltz, upstate NY...

Austin Howell Chicago rock climber falls 80 ft to his death while scaling a popular Shortoff Mountain after choosing not to be equipped with rope or harness. A Chicago rock climber died over the weekend after falling 80 feet from a...

Patricia Stoops: Modesto rock climber dies while rappelling Yosemite's Central Pillar of Frenzy. Cause of 'accident' remains unclear.  A California educator has become the latest fatality going rock climbing in Yosemite National Park after falling to her death last week. Patricia...