As a recreational rock climber and mountaineer, I’ve always seen my work on environmental issues as a natural extension of that passion for the outdoors, and also part of a long tradition: climbers ...

Free solo climber John Bachar was killed Sunday when he fell from a rock near Mammoth Lakes. According to the Mono County Sheriff’s Office, Bachar, 51, fell from Dike Wall, a popular climbing area ...

On 5 July John Bachar left us. He was 52 years old and he left us while doing what he could never do without: climbing. Or better still, climbing on his own, without a rope. Bachar was certainly the ...

John Bachar, a legendary figure in the obscure and close-knit world of rock climbing, died Sunday after a fall near his home in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. He was 52. Bachar perished after falling while ...

Free climbing legend John Bachar, 52, died on July 5 after a fall near his home in Mammoth Lakes, California. The 52-year-old was attempting a solo, unroped ascent of Dike Wall. Bachar was considered ...

Video by Kevin Jaramillo of Hayden Kennedy and Ivo Ninov on the famous rock climb Bachar - Yerian (5.11c R/X) at Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, USA. There are few routes in the USA which command as much ...

John Bachar, a legendary figure in the obscure and close-knit world of rock climbing, died Sunday after a fall near his home in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. He was 52. Bachar perished after falling while ...

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Renowned rock climber John Bachar has died in a fall near his Mammoth Lakes home. He was 51. The Mono County Sheriff’s Department says Bachar fell Sunday ...

THE rocks of the California mountains, in the Joshua Tree National Monument and the Yosemite Valley, rise in polished granite towers from the scrubby floor. For most of the daylight hours, the ...

John Bachar, a rock climber who inspired awe as a daredevil, condescension as an anachronism and eventually respect as a legend, fell to his death last Sunday from a rock formation near his California ...