A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm on the granite monolith.
A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park 's Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm that pounded the iconic granite monolith this month.Grace Rohloff, 20, an experienced hiker and Arizona State University student, died on July 13, the news organization SFGATE reported Tuesday.
'A black cloud was rolling in like gangbusters,' Jonathan Rohloff said. 'I was like, 'We have got to get down now, because we don't want to be up here with any rain.' It rolled in literally out of nowhere.'The father and daughter tried to descend through the cable section ahead of the rain, but they were slowed by people ahead of them. Heavy rain turned the rock very slick, and Grace's feet suddenly went out from under her.
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