The two were on a relatively easy climbing route called El Cracko Diablo. They had summited the tower and were headed back down when Porter fell. How the fall happened was unknown.

A rock climber fell to his death Sunday at Devils Tower National Monument, the towering rock formation in Wyoming. Stewart Phillip Porter, a 21-year-old from Eau Claire, Wis., fell just before 8 p ...

A climber fell to his death while rappelling down Devils Tower, leaving his partner stranded on the face of the geological formation. VIEW E-EDITION 99¢ for 6 mos ...

About 6,000 people climb the formation every year, according to the Associated Press report. “While climbing fatalities at Devils Tower are infrequent, it is still inherently dangerous,” the ...

The two were on a relatively easy climbing route called El Cracko Diablo. ... Established in 1906, Devils Tower was the first national monument and played a role in the 1977 film, ...

The two were on a relatively easy climbing route called El Cracko Diablo. ... Established in 1906, Devils Tower was the first national monument and played a role in the 1977 film, ...

A climber fell to his death while rappelling down Devils Tower, leaving his partner stranded without a rope on the face of the Wyoming geological formation. Skip to content. Close.

The death of Stewart Phillip Porter, 21, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Sunday, was the seventh climbing fatality in the park's 118-year history. Some 6,000 people climb the formation every year.