A popular climber has fallen to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer.

Balin Miller, 23, from Alaska, was on TikTok live when he fell to his death on Wednesday, his mum Jeanine Girard-Moorman confirmed.

‘He’s been climbing since he was a young boy,’ she said.

‘His heart and soul was truly to just climb. He loved to climb, and it was never about money and fame.’

Shocked fans who were watching his TikTok live stream have shared their condolences after his sudden death.

One fan, who said he had been watching Miller’s journey up El Capitan, said: ‘He made it to the summit, but he had to retrieve his bags as they got stuck on a rock as he was hoisting them up.

‘As he was trying to retrieve the bags, he fell to his death, all ca

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