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Sean 'Stanley' Leary Killed BASE Jumping

© Alastair Lee

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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24 Mar, 2014
Tragic. Saw him at the Kendal festival and he seemed like a top bloke. Rest in peace.
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