On August 22, 2004 at 1158 the Inyo County Sheriff's Office received a cell
  phone report that a climber had fallen on Middle Palisade, west of Big Pine.
  The Inyo Search and Rescue Team responded to Big Pine where they met with the
  Forest Service helicopter. One rescuer flew into the location arriving just
  after other climbers reached the victim. They discovered that 31 year old Brian
  Reynolds of San Diego had died during the fall. The first SAR climber reached
  Reynolds and confirmed the fatality as other SAR members were inserted nearby.
  Due to unstable wind conditions the SAR team camped over night, and on Monday
  morning Reynolds body was flown to a LZ set up at Glacier Pack Station, and
  released to Coroner Leon Brune.