Reno endurance athlete Fred Zalokar death in Yosemite considered accidental

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Reno’s endurance athlete Fred Zalokar’s death was accidental, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office.

Zalokar went missing on July 24 in Yosemite National Park during a solo trip to Lone Mountain. Clark. His body was found on July 27.

Zalokar, 61, died of multiple injuries to his head, neck, chest and abdomen, according to the sheriff’s office.

He was attempting a car-to-car ascent of Mt. Clark taking an off-road route from Bunnell Point in Little Yosemite Valley, according to the National Park Service.

Zalokar moved to Reno in 1984 to follow his love for the mountains and from 1992 he worked at the now-closed Lakeridge Tennis Club as a general manager, according to its website. He and his wife, Deb, a personal trainer, have a son, Ian.

Zalokar was well known in the world of endurance sports. He started running in his twenties and quickly moved on to ultra-running, according to his website.

Fred Zalokar runs during the 2015 New York Marathon, one of five major marathon world titles by age group he has won.

In 1996, he ran the original four 100 mile races in America, including the Western States 100 and the Leadville Trail 100 in Colorado. He finished each of them in less than 24 hours.

Zalokar was the first person to win his age group in the Abbott World Marathon Majors, a series of marathons in Tokyo, Berlin, London, Chicago, New York and Boston.

His love of trail running eventually turned into a passion for mountaineering, and he attempted six of the seven peaks – the highest peak on each continent. It hit five, its website said.

During his life he traveled to 137 countries and scored the top of the highest peak in 78 of them.

Amy Alonzo covers the Outdoors, Recreation, and Environment for Nevada and Lake Tahoe. Contact her at [email protected] or (775) 741-8588. Here’s how you can support continuous coverage and local journalism.

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