Freelance Writer Michael Ybarra Killed Near Yosemite

Freelance writer and Wall Street Journal contributor Michael Ybarra was tragically killed last Saturday during a climbing trip near Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada:

Mr. Ybarra set out by himself early Saturday morning to traverse the Sawtooth Ridge, a rugged area near Yosemite National Park, his sister and Alex Few, a friend and fellow mountain climber, had said earlier Wednesday.

Mr. Ybarra, 45 years old, was scheduled to return from his climb by Sunday evening at the latest.

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