The family of Zachary Jacob Crandall, the 16-year-old Brighton High School volleyball co-captain who died Aug. 19 after a fall at Devil's Castle near Alta, has launched a memorial fund with the goal of creating a scholarship in his name.

The Zachary Crandall Memorial Fund, hosted on GoFundMe, aims to help another young person pursue something meaningful to them, KUTV reported. Scholarship details, including eligibility and selection criteria, are still being developed.

Zach, a Cottonwood Heights teen, was hiking the technical ridgeline at Devil's Castle in Little Cottonwood Canyon with three friends on Aug. 19 when he fell more than 100 feet from a cliff, according to the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office. Friends and other hikers witnessed the fall and called 911. A Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter located him and guided rescuers to the scene, where paramedics pronounced him dead.

He was 16.

His family described Zach on the GoFundMe page as someone who threw himself fully into the things and people he loved. His obituary noted he had an adventurous spirit and considered himself an extreme athlete.

That intensity showed in his dedication to freestyle trampoline. Zach spent five or six hours a day practicing, recording videos of his tricks and studying them to improve. He competed in the 2023 Nationals GTG games in Grand Rapids, Michigan, earning third place, and later became a coach at KTR, a trampoline facility near his home, where he taught younger athletes the skills he had worked to master.

When KTR closed, Zach found community at Momentum Climbing Gym in Midvale, spending hours developing his bouldering skills. He also hiked Mount Timpanogos and Pfeifferhorn with his younger brother, Dylan.

Dozens of Zach's friends gathered at Momentum Climbing Gym on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for a celebration of life, sharing stories about him. A funeral service was held the same day at Memorial in Cottonwood Heights.

Zach is survived by his parents, Josh and Sandra Crandall, his brother Dylan, and his cats, Ginger and Pepper.

The family is accepting donations through the Zachary Crandall Memorial Fund on GoFundMe. Residents can search for "Honoring Zach's Adventurous Spirit and Generous Heart" on the platform. No timeline has been set for scholarship applications.