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Climber plunges to his death after summiting dangerous 13,000-foot California peak

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O'Keefe, R. (2026, October 9). Climber plunges to his death after summiting dangerous 13,000-foot California peak. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/us-news/climber-falls-to-his-death-after-summiting-13000-foot-california-peak/

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Brian Seibert, a 53-year-old climber, died after falling from a cliff near the summit of Mount Morgan North in Mono County, California, on Tuesday. He was last seen descending the north ridge following his successful summit climb but fell off Grand Central Couloir during his descent. Search efforts by local and state teams used scent-sniffing dogs and helicopters to locate him, confirming his tragic death due to an unsurvivable fall.

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Brian Seibert, a 53-year-old experienced climber from California, died after falling from Mount Morgan North, a 13,000-foot peak in Mono County on Sunday, October 4. Rescuers found him dead at the base of Grand Central Couloir, a gully off the summit, three days later. Seibert had last sent a text around 7 p.m. that he was returning down the mountain after signing into the summit registry. After he didn't return home, friends reported his disappearance to authorities on Monday, leading Mono County Sheriff’s Office and other teams like YOSAR and Cal Guard to initiate a search involving scent-sniffing dogs, helicopters, including a CH-47 Chinook, and extensive cell phone data analysis. Despite the challenging terrain, rescuers identified an anomaly near the bottom of Grand Central Couloir on Tuesday morning and confirmed it was Seibert’s body. The rescue efforts took over 305 hours in total.

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A climber suffered an “unsurvivable” fall this week after summiting the 13,000-foot peak of a remote California mountain. asserted

climber → suffer → mountain

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. asserted

he → find → mountain

Officials declared Seibert missing on Sunday after he didn’t return home and friends reported his disappearance. asserted

friends → declare → disappearance

The Mono County Sheriff’s Office activated the county search and rescue team to help find him Monday. asserted

Office → activate → him

Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! asserted

Sign → sign → California

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. asserted

he → set → registry

They used cellphone data to track his descent, but officials wrapped Monday’s search with Seibert still missing. asserted

Seibert → use → search

Resuming the search Tuesday, rescuers used a Cal Guard CH-47 Chinook to deploy rescuers at 12,500 feet to restart the search. asserted

rescuers → resume → search

The helicopter then “identified an anomaly” sitting near the bottom of Grand Central Couloir, a gully off the summit. asserted

helicopter → identify → summit

Rescuers made their way to him and made a tragic discovery. Seibert had “sustained an unsurvivable fall from a cliff band at the base of the couloir,” officials said. asserted

officials → make → couloir

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. asserted

teams → recover → extraction

The Mono County Sheriff’s Office expressed its condolences to Seibert’s family and thanked a number of local and state partners for their assistance. asserted

Office → express → assistance

Friends of Seibert mourned the “peak bagger.” “We sure had some good times with that big mammoth family…the world is gonna miss you…rest easy , brian,” Darin Mitchell wrote on Facebook. asserted

Mitchell → mourn → Facebook

“Thank you for all your efforts to get our friend back to his loved ones!” another friend added. asserted

friend → thank → ones

The hike to Mount Morgan’s summit is considered very challenging. asserted

hike → consider → summit

Climbers must hike 10.4 miles and gain 4,061 feet of elevation to fully summit the mountain and return. asserted

Climbers → hike → mountain

Climber plunges to his death after summiting dangerous 13,000-foot California peak

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