A notable Alaskan climber died following an accident at Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan in California, his company and family confirmed.

Balin Miller, 23, died during a "climbing accident" on Wednesday, Oct. 1, according to his mother, Jeanine Girard-Moorman.

"The mountain took my Balin today - I will never recover," Girard-Moorman said in a Facebook post .

Miller was livestreaming on TikTok for two days before his death, reported the Associated Press .

“He’s been climbing since he was a young boy,” Jeanine Girard-Moorman told the AP. “His heart and soul was truly to just climb. He loved to climb and it was never about money and fame.”

Girard-Moorman also confirmed her son's death through the outdoor clothing and design company he and his older brother, Dylan Miller, began,

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