LOS ANGELES — A well-known amateur rock climber who had set at least two known speed climbing records at Yosemite National Park died in an accident at Sequoia National Park this weekend. Jacob Whisenant, 30, of Mammoth Lakes, died Saturday in Sequoia National Park, according to officials. His death was ruled an accident by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office-Coroner, but no other details were immediately released. A spokesperson for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Los Angeles Times. In 2024, he helped set a new speed record for climbing El Capitan’s “Lurking Fear” route in Yosemite National Park, a feat that had previously been held for more than two decades, according to Gripped, a climbing magazine.