Few years on the Earth
Jake Whisenant, a 30-year-old climber from Mammoth Lakes, California, known for pushing the limits of speed climbing on Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan, died in an accident in the Sierra Nevada on Aug. 3, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Coroner. Whisenant’s death has brought an outpouring of grief from friends and members of the … Read more
In a tragic incident that has shaken the climbing community, 23-year-old Alaskan climber Balin Miller lost his life on October 1, 2025, after falling from Yosemite National Park’s iconic El Capitan while livestreaming his ascent on TikTok. Miller, known for his bold free-soloing and rope-soloing techniques, was attempting the Sea of Dreams route when the … Read more
Supercomputing has reached a groundbreaking milestone with the introduction of El Capitan, the world’s fastest supercomputer. Designed by HPE for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), this computational marvel is powered by AMD’s state-of-the-art Instinct MI300A APUs. Delivering unprecedented performance, This supercomputer not only surpasses its predecessor, Frontier, but … Read more