Climbers Killed In El Capitan Fall

Above, El Capitan is shrouded in clouds. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Yosemite National Park's season isn't on a good start.

Last week, a climber on Half Dome fell to his death in rainy conditions. Now, two people fell from El Capitan.

USA Today reported:

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Officials say two people have been killed after they fell while climbing El Capitan at Yosemite National Park. 

The National Park Service says it happened around 8 a.m. Saturday while the two people were climbing the Freeblast Route. 

Park rangers and search and rescue personnel responded to the scene but the climbers didn’t survive the fall.

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