MEXICO CITY - California rock climber Brad Gobright reportedly reached the top of a highly challenging rock face in northern Mexico and was rappelling down with a companion when he fell to his death. Jacobson also fell, but a shorter distance, after something went wrong in the “simul-rappelling” descent, the magazine said. In online forums, many climbers described the technique as difficult and potentially dangerous. Jacobson fell through some vegetation and onto a ledge they were aiming for, injuring his ankle. Despite being an elite climber, Crossley said Gobright enjoyed living out of his sedan, noting other elite climbers lived out of vans.

Source: thestar November 29, 2019 16:46 UTC