<p>Chaitanya Sathe, a 36-year-old researcher hailing from Phandije near Venur in Belthangady taluk fell to his death while climbing the Smith Rock State Park in Oregon in the US on August 24.</p>.<p>Chaitanya is the son of Ramesh Sathe, a retired scientist residing in Bengaluru. After completing his MTech, he had moved to the US 12 years ago.</p>.<p>He was working as a researcher at the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. </p>.<p>Mazamas, a non-profit mountaineering organisation which Chaitanya was part of, declared in a Facebook post: “Mazamas are deeply saddened to have lost one of our members to an accident at Smith Rock State Park on August 24.</p>.<p>“Chaitanya Sathe, an active member of the Mazamas, passed away while on a personal climbing trip. We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.</p>.<p>The climbing accident occurred in the lower gorge of Smith Rock State Park.</p>.<p>Chaitanya Sathe slipped while climbing in 4th class terrain to the base of the climbing area.</p>.<p>His climbing partner was ahead of him and did not see the accident occur.</p>.<p>Two climbers below responded to Chaitanya who was found dead at the base of the cliff,” the post declared. He is survived by his parents and sister.</p>
<p>Chaitanya Sathe, a 36-year-old researcher hailing from Phandije near Venur in Belthangady taluk fell to his death while climbing the Smith Rock State Park in Oregon in the US on August 24.</p>.<p>Chaitanya is the son of Ramesh Sathe, a retired scientist residing in Bengaluru. After completing his MTech, he had moved to the US 12 years ago.</p>.<p>He was working as a researcher at the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. </p>.<p>Mazamas, a non-profit mountaineering organisation which Chaitanya was part of, declared in a Facebook post: “Mazamas are deeply saddened to have lost one of our members to an accident at Smith Rock State Park on August 24.</p>.<p>“Chaitanya Sathe, an active member of the Mazamas, passed away while on a personal climbing trip. We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.</p>.<p>The climbing accident occurred in the lower gorge of Smith Rock State Park.</p>.<p>Chaitanya Sathe slipped while climbing in 4th class terrain to the base of the climbing area.</p>.<p>His climbing partner was ahead of him and did not see the accident occur.</p>.<p>Two climbers below responded to Chaitanya who was found dead at the base of the cliff,” the post declared. He is survived by his parents and sister.</p>
