Sad news on Matthes Crest

(Reuters) - A veteran outdoorsman fell to his death on a solo climb at Yosemite National Park in California the same day he proposed to his girlfriend, a newspaper reported.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-usa-yosemite-climber-idUSKBN0GJ1TF20140819

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Possibly fatigued

Fatigue may have played a part in the accident, according to Parker's family and fellow climbers. One climber who identified himself as Cedric Ma on a climbing forum called supertopo.com said his group had run across Parker between 5 and 6 p.m. Parker indicated to them that he was having some trouble, he said.

"We talked to him as he passed us and another party of 2 at the notch between the north and south summit," Ma wrote on the website. "He said he was dehydrated and had cramps and asked us if we were rapping down from the notch (we were continuing to the north summit). After that, he continued to solo up the north summit and disappeared from view."

Dodrill said his friend fell while climbing on this northern section, past the spot where most people rappel down.

"The section where he was climbing is a bit more difficult than the standard way," he said. "There is a little more loose rock up there. ... If you are dehydrated and cramping ... that would certainly impede your ability to climb."


http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Yosemite-rock-climber-falls-dies-after-proposing-5698657.php