RIP Niels Tietze | Yosemite Accident Claims Life Of Prolific Climber Rock and Ice is reporting that climber and all around badass, Niels Tietze, has died in a rappelling accident in Yosemite National Park on November 16th. He was only 31 years old, and the third son from the same family that perished at a young age. I had not heard of Niels before coming across the news of his death, and after reading […] Climbing Matt Brennan | December 4, 2017 0 Comments