Zach Milligan, 42, died last week in an apparent fall from the 2,300-foot-tall Polar Circus ice cliff at Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies, according to reports.
A famed climber, who lived in a cave atfor 13 years, died last week in an apparent fall in the Canadian Rockies, according to reports.
Zach Milligan, 42, was discovered on Feb. 12 at the bottom of Polar Circus, a nearly 2,300-foot-tall ice cliff, in Jasper National Park, the"They found what appeared to be the deceased person at the bottom of a cliff in that area," Sgt. Susan Richter told the climbing magazine. An autopsy was scheduled to determine Milligan’s cause of death, but police said it appeared to be accidental, the Calgary Sun reported. Milligan’s friend, Chris Van Leuven, remembered the 42-year-old climber as an adventurous and kind spirit.
Milligan lived for 20 years at Yosemite National Park while working for a park cleaning service and continuing to climb the park's cliffs. "He is my favorite dude, and I really loved his honesty — I loved his personality, his black-and-white way of viewing the world, his dedication to his craft and his high ethics," Van Leuven told the paper.a type of climber who climbed alone without the aid of ropes. He gained worldwide recognition along with his friend, Jason Torlano, for becoming the first two people to descend Yosemite’s Half Dome on skis in February 2021.
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