{"id":491429,"date":"2026-10-10T10:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/491429\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T10:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:04:33","slug":"climber-falls-to-his-death-after-summiting-13000-foot-california-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/491429\/","title":{"rendered":"Climber falls to his death after summiting 13,000-foot California peak"},"content":{"rendered":"

A climber suffered an \u201cunsurvivable<\/a>\u201d fall this week after summiting the 13,000-foot peak of a remote California mountain.<\/p>\n

Rescuers found Brian Seibert, 53, dead on Mount Morgan North in Mono County Tuesday after he apparently fell off a cliff as he descended from the dangerous mountain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Officials declared Seibert missing on Sunday after he didn\u2019t return home and friends reported his disappearance. The Mono County Sheriff\u2019s Office activated the county search and rescue team to help<\/a> find him Monday.<\/p>\n

A hiker died after summiting Mt. Morgan, a 13,000-foot mountain in California. Mono County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Officials declared Seibert missing on Sunday after he didn\u2019t return home and friends reported his disappearance. Mono County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Rescuers found Brian Seibert, 53, dead on Mount Morgan in Mono County on Tuesday after he apparently fell off a cliff as he descended from the mountain. Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team<\/p>\n

Setting out with scent-sniffing dogs and helicopters, the team determined he climbed the north ridge of the mountain and made it to the top, signing his name in the summit registry. They used cellphone data to track his descent, but officials wrapped Monday\u2019s search with Seibert still missing.<\/p>\n

Resuming the search Tuesday, rescuers used a Cal Guard CH-47 Chinook to deploy rescuers at 12,500 feet to restart the search. The helicopter then \u201cidentified an anomaly\u201d sitting near the bottom of Grand Central Couloir, a gully off the summit.<\/p>\n

Rescuers made their way to him and made a tragic discovery. Mono County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Rescuers made their way to him and made a tragic discovery. Mono County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

The Mono County Sheriff\u2019s Office expressed its condolences to Seibert\u2019s family and thanked a number of local and state partners for their assistance. Mono County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Rescuers made their way to him and made a tragic discovery.<\/p>\n

Seibert had \u201csustained an unsurvivable fall from a cliff band at the base of the couloir,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n

His body was recovered early Wednesday morning after teams determined there would not be enough time left in the day to make a safe extraction.<\/p>\n

The Mono County Sheriff\u2019s Office expressed its condolences to Seibert\u2019s family and thanked a number of local and state partners for their assistance.<\/p>\n

Friends of Seibert mourned the \u201cpeak bagger.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sure had some good times with that big mammoth family\u2026the world is gonna miss you\u2026rest easy , brian,\u201d Darin Mitchell wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Resuming Tuesday, rescuers used a Cal Guard CH-47 Chinook to deploy rescuers at 12,500 feet to restart the search. The helicopter then \u201cidentified an anomaly\u201d sitting near the bottom of Grand Central Couloir, a gully off the summit. Mono County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Seibert had \u201csustained an unsurvivable fall from a cliff band at the base of the couloir,\u201d officials said. Mono County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for all your efforts to get our friend back to his loved ones!\u201d another friend added.<\/p>\n

The hike to Mount Morgan\u2019s summit is considered very challenging. Climbers must hike 10.4 miles and gain 4,061 feet of elevation to fully summit the mountain and return.<\/p>\n

Several Sierra Nevada <\/a>hikers have faced tragic consequences in recent years. <\/p>\n

HGTV guest Kalem Peter Kazarian, 52, died this week after trying to hike Mount Whitney.<\/p>\n

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