An Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park's El Capitan while livestreaming on TikTok.

Balin Miller, 23, died in a climbing accident on Wednesday, his mother Jeanine Girard-Moorman confirmed in a statement.

"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."

While details of the incident are not clear, Balin's brother Dylan Miller said that he was lead rope soloing - a way to climb alone while still protected by a rope - on a 2,400ft (730m) route named Sea of Dreams.

He had already finished the climb and was hauling up his last bit of gear when he likely rappelled off the end of his rope, the older brother said.

"He said he felt most alive when he was cli

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