Reported on SuperTopo and Climbing.com is the sad news that well known climber Sean 'Stanley' Leary has been killed in a BASE jumping accident in Utah, USA.
Leary was well known to many British climbers after starring in a run of Alastair Lee films such as The Asgard Project and The Last Great Climb. He was a hugely successful Yosemite climber who had broken several records on the big walls of the valley.
More details on this accident are on SuperTopo and Climbing.com.
There is a thread dedicated to Sean in the UKC forums.
Our thoughts are with his friends and family.
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