A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park's El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer.

Balin Miller, 23, died in a climbing accident on Wednesday, his mother, 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."

Many posted tributes to Miller on social media, saying they had watched him climb on a TikTok livestream for two days before his death and referring to him as "orange tent guy" because of his distinctive camp setup.

Miller was an accomplished alpinist who had already gained international attention for claiming the first solo ascent of Mount McKinley's Slovak Direct, a technically difficult r

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