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Rock Climber Dies In Yosemite

Yosemite, CA – A graduate student of Stanford died while rock climbing in Yosemite.

The Associated Press reports that 31-year-old Christina Chan was descending a granite peak known as Eichorn Pinnacle last Friday when she fell several hundred feet.

Chan was an experienced climber that had taught rock climbing as part of the Stanford Alpine Club.

Written by bjhansen@mlode.com.

This post was last modified on 07/14/2010 11:35 am

Yosemite, CA – A graduate student of Stanford died while rock climbing in Yosemite.

The Associated Press reports that 31-year-old Christina Chan was descending a granite peak known as Eichorn Pinnacle last Friday when she fell several hundred feet.

Chan was an experienced climber that had taught rock climbing as part of the Stanford Alpine Club.

Written by bjhansen@mlode.com.