Climber Sean 'Stanley' Leary, Killed in BASE Jumping Accident | EpicTV Climbing Daily, Ep. 247

Hi, welcome to a very sad climbing daily where we're sorry to have to report on the death of US climber, base jumper and adventurer Sean Leary. Sean started climbing in his teens in the Sierra Nevada of his native California and quickly moved on to speed climbing some of the biggest walls in the world, most notably in Yosemite. His list of climbing achievements in America's best known valley is unbelievable and on El Capitan alone it includes briefly holding the speed record on the nose two hours 36 minutes, breaking the speed record on the Salathe wall and climbing three routes on El Cap in one day with Alex Honnold. He also travelled the world extensively making first ascents in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Antarctica and Canada. His best known expedition was probably the last great climb project where he was part of the team that climbed over Tarna in Antarctica. We heard from one of his climbing partners from that trip, Leo Holden, this morning and he told us that all he wanted to say was that Sean was one of the best climbers of his generation and a wonderful guy. Sean was killed base jumping in Moab, Utah and was found a couple of days ago having been reported missing. He leaves behind a wife, unborn child, his parents, a sister and two brothers. A sad day for the climbing community and the thoughts of everyone at Climbing Daily are with Sean's friends and family. We'll see you tomorrow for more climbing news.