Jake Whisenant, record-setting speed climber, dies at 30 in climbing accident

Whisenant, known in the climbing community for his speed ascents in Yosemite National Park, fell while climbing in the mountains of Tulare County, California.

A climber known for setting speed records in Yosemite National Park has died in a climbing accident in California.

Jake Whisenant, 30, of Mammoth Lakes, California, died Aug. 3, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Coroner Unit.

The sheriff’s office website lists the cause of death as “accident,” and officials have not released additional details. Tulare County includes Sequoia National Park and the southern Sierra Nevada.

Bailee Moore, who described Whisenant as her lifelong friend, told NBC News on Monday that he died in a fall while he was climbing and that the details surrounding the fall are still being investigated.

She called his death an “unimaginable loss.”