Chris gay yosemite death

Prime Day deals on climbing gear Upgrade your rack for less with Prime Day deals. We lived without. James "Christopher" Gay, 39, of Yosemite National Park passed away unexpectedly October 15, He was born on January 7, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Load More.

View this post on Instagram. Chris graduated from Hylton High School in. Obituary James “Christopher” Gay, 39, of Yosemite National Park passed away unexpectedly October 15, He was born on January 7, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Newsletter Signup.

There may be no big wall rock climb more famous in the world than The Nose on El Capitan, a pitch 5. InAlex Honnold soloed The Nose in six hours. Rope-soloing The Nose in a day — known as NIAD — is rarely done, but many climbers have accomplished the feat over the past few decades.

James Christopher Gay, 39, October 15 Chris Gay and I were on Yosemite Search and Rescue (YOSAR) in Yosemite Valley together from through We spent half of our time on call, carrying pagers in exchange for a white canvas tent in Camp 4 and had everything we needed to live a simple life in the dirt.

Intop U. During that same trip, Whittaker became the first climber to free and rope-solo El Capitan in a day with an ascent of Freerider — read more about it here. American climber Chris Gay has become the latest to make a rope-solo ascent of The Nose in under 24 hours, which he accomplished earlier this month.

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He embraced opportunities and passions which included music, yoga, surfing, hockey, rock. Check out the latest buyer's guide:. Six years ago, Chris Gay worked as a climbing steward for Yosemite National Park, during which time he began exploring rope-soloing valley walls.

Inhe rope-soloed The Prow on Washington Column.

death on Yosemite rsquo : 35K likes, comments - yosemitenps on November 5, "Our condolences to the family and friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue "SAR siter" Chris Gay, who died recently in an off-duty accident

You can read the full tribute to Climbers We Lost in here. Chris graduated from Hylton High School in Virginia and began a life of adventure. A post shared by Jack Cramer typetwofunny. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.