Two experts were speed climbing in that manner on El Cap's Freeblast route Saturday when one fell and pulled the other 1,000 feet (305 meters) to their deaths.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK -- Officials say two people fell to their death while climbing the Freeblast Route on El Capitan inside Yosemite National Park.

Two elite climbers fell to their deaths Saturday while ascending El Capitan, one of the best-known rock formations in Yosemite National Park in California. Two elite climbers fell to their deaths ...

A view of El Capitan from El Capitan Meadow on July 12. A climbing instructor fell to his death on the rock face, according to a report. (Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times) ...

The investigation is continuing into the death of two veteran rock climbers who were killed Saturday when they fell from the sheer granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, officials said.

A Korean climbing guide died from a fall on Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan on Sept. 28, according to multiple reports posted online. The climber was leading a group and rappelling from ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK -- Officials say two people fell to their death while climbing the Freeblast Route on El Capitan inside Yosemite National Park. Park rangers say they received multiple 911 ...

Yosemite Park Rangers and Search and Rescue staff responded to El Capitan. The deceased climbers were later identified as Tim Klein, 42, from Palmdale, and Jason Wells, 46, of Boulder, Colorado.