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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Balin Miller</b> (* <a href="12._Januar" title="12. Januar">12. Januar</a> <a href="2002" title="2002">2002</a> in <a href="Anchorage" title="Anchorage">Anchorage</a>/<a href="Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>; † <a href="1._Oktober" title="1. Oktober">1. Oktober</a> <a href="2025" title="2025">2025</a> in <a href="Yosemite-Nationalpark" title="Yosemite-Nationalpark">Yosemite</a>/<a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a>) war ein US-amerikanischer <a href="Bergsteiger" class="mw-redirect" title="Bergsteiger">Bergsteiger</a>. Miller war für seine Alleinbegehungen in <a href="Patagonien" title="Patagonien">Patagonien</a>, <a href="Kanada" title="Kanada">Kanada</a> und Alaska bekannt. Er war der erste Bergsteiger, der die Route <i>Slovak Direct</i> am <a href="Denali" title="Denali">Denali</a> alleine begangen hat.
</p><p>Miller starb bei einem Abseilunfall am <a href="El_Capitan_(Kalifornien)" title="El Capitan (Kalifornien)">El Capitan</a> in Yosemite/Kalifornien.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kindheit_und_Jugend">Kindheit und Jugend</h2></div>
<p>Balin Miller wurde am 12. Januar 2002<sup id="cite_ref-milletbio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-milletbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="Anchorage" title="Anchorage">Anchorage</a>, <a href="Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> geboren. Seine Eltern waren David Miller und Jeanine Girard-Moorman.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Miller wuchs in Anchorage auf<sup id="cite_ref-ADN_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ADN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. Im Alter von drei Jahren begann Miller mit dem Klettern.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sportliche_Karriere">Sportliche Karriere</h2></div>
<p>Miller wurde für seine Alleinbegehungen in Patagonien, Kanada und Alaska bekannt.<sup id="cite_ref-walsh1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walsh1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Er vollendete die zweite Begehung der Eiskletterroute <i>Reality Bath</i> in den <a href="Kanadische_Rocky_Mountains" title="Kanadische Rocky Mountains">kanadischen Rocky Mountains</a> im Januar 2025.
</p><p>Balin war der erste Bergsteiger, dem eine Alleinbegehung der Route <i>Slovak Direct</i> am Denali gelang<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. Die Begehung gelang in 56 Stunden.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tod">Tod</h2></div>
<p>Am 1. Oktober 2025 (im Alter von 23 Jahren) hatte Miller erfolgreich die letzte Seillänge der Route Sea of Dreams im <a href="Rope_Solo" title="Rope Solo">Rope-Solo</a>-Stil begangen. Beim Versuch einen festklemmenden Materialsack zu lösen, seilte er sich wahrscheinlich über das Ende seines Seils hinaus ab. Miller stürzte über die 730 m hohe Wand ab.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-milletbio-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-milletbio_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.millet.com/uk_en/team-millet/balin-miller/"><i>Balin Miller.</i></a> In: <i>millet.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 3. Oktober 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABalin+Miller&rft.title=Balin+Miller&rft.description=Balin+Miller&rft.identifier=&rft.date=&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">James Ward: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2025/10/03/balin-miller-yosemite-climber-fall-death-el-capitan/86499219007/"><i>Social media climbing star Balin Miller dies in fall in Yosemite's El Capitan.</i></a> In: <i>The Desert Sun.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 8. Oktober 2025</span> (amerikanisches Englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABalin+Miller&rft.title=Social+media+climbing+star+Balin+Miller+dies+in+fall+in+Yosemite%27s+El+Capitan&rft.description=Social+media+climbing+star+Balin+Miller+dies+in+fall+in+Yosemite%27s+El+Capitan&rft.identifier=&rft.creator=James%26%2332%3BWard&rft.date=&rft.language=en-us"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Guardian-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Guardian_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Bryan Armen Graham: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/02/balin-miller-climber-death-el-capitan"><i>Emerging climbing star Balin Miller, 23, dies in fall from El Capitan.</i></a> In: <i><a href="The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>.</i> 2. Oktober 2025,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 2. Oktober 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABalin+Miller&rft.title=Emerging+climbing+star+Balin+Miller%2C+23%2C+dies+in+fall+from+El+Capitan&rft.description=Emerging+climbing+star+Balin+Miller%2C+23%2C+dies+in+fall+from+El+Capitan&rft.identifier=&rft.creator=Bryan+Armen%26%2332%3BGraham&rft.date=2025-10-02&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-ADN-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-ADN_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Lizzy Hahn: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.adn.com/outdoors-adventure/2025/07/06/in-the-next-generation-of-climbers-anchorages-balin-miller-is-ascending-to-the-top-of-the-mountain/"><i>In the next generation of climbers, Anchorage's Balin Miller is ascending to the top of the mountain.</i></a> In: <i>Anchorage Daily News.</i> 6. Juli 2025,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 2. Oktober 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABalin+Miller&rft.title=In+the+next+generation+of+climbers%2C+Anchorage%27s+Balin+Miller+is+ascending+to+the+top+of+the+mountain&rft.description=In+the+next+generation+of+climbers%2C+Anchorage%27s+Balin+Miller+is+ascending+to+the+top+of+the+mountain&rft.identifier=&rft.creator=Lizzy%26%2332%3BHahn&rft.date=2025-07-06&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-walsh1-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-walsh1_5-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Anthony Walsh: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.climbing.com/news/solo-ascent-famous-canadian-ice-climb/"><cite>Inside Balin Miller's One-Week Soloing Spree in Patagonia and the Canadian Rockies</cite></a> In: <cite>Climbing</cite>, 23. Januar 2025. Abgerufen am 22. Juni 2025 (englisch).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.type=newspaperArticle&rft.subject=News&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rft.aulast=Walsh&rft.title=Inside+Balin+Miller%27s+One-Week+Soloing+Spree+in+Patagonia+and+the+Canadian+Rockies&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.climbing.com%2Fnews%2Fsolo-ascent-famous-canadian-ice-climb%2F&rft.source=Climbing&rft.date=2025-01-23&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Redaktion: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lacrux.com/alpinismus/schwere-alpinroute-am-denali-erstmals-solo-begangen-slovak-direct/"><i>Schwere Alpinroute am Denali erstmals solo begangen | Slovak Direct.</i></a> In: <i>Lacrux Klettermagazin.</i> 25. Juni 2025,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABalin+Miller&rft.title=Schwere+Alpinroute+am+Denali+erstmals+solo+begangen+%7C+Slovak+Direct&rft.description=Schwere+Alpinroute+am+Denali+erstmals+solo+begangen+%7C+Slovak+Direct&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lacrux.com%2Falpinismus%2Fschwere-alpinroute-am-denali-erstmals-solo-begangen-slovak-direct%2F&rft.creator=Redaktion&rft.date=2025-06-25&rft.language=de"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-bbc-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-bbc_7-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Ruth Comerford: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz08jp4xv2jo"><i>Alaskan climbing star Balin Miller dies after falling from Yosemite's El Capitan.</i></a> In: <i>BBC Home.</i> 3. Oktober 2025,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 8. Oktober 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ABalin+Miller&rft.title=Alaskan+climbing+star+Balin+Miller+dies+after+falling+from+Yosemite%27s+El+Capitan&rft.description=Alaskan+climbing+star+Balin+Miller+dies+after+falling+from+Yosemite%27s+El+Capitan&rft.identifier=&rft.creator=Ruth%26%2332%3BComerford&rft.date=2025-10-03&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Maya Silver: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.climbing.com/news/alpinist-balin-miller-dies-in-yosemite/"><cite>Bold Young Alpinist Balin Miller Dies in Yosemite</cite></a> In: <cite>Climbing Magazine</cite>, 2. Oktober 2025 (englisch).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.type=newspaperArticle&rft.subject=News&rft.aufirst=Maya&rft.aulast=Silver&rft.title=Bold+Young+Alpinist+Balin+Miller+Dies+in+Yosemite&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.climbing.com%2Fnews%2Falpinist-balin-miller-dies-in-yosemite%2F&rft.source=%5B%5BClimbing+Magazine%5D%5D&rft.date=2025-10-02&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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