He never expected to have to be airlifted off Half Dome for a tumor he had no idea he was harboring. A year later, he was ...

To make Half Dome safer, take down the cables. Connie Stewart, Santa Monica To the editor: Your article seems to indicate ...

Driving to Yosemite is dangerous ... so here is my opinion. ("Want to make Half Dome safer? Remove the climbing cables for good," letters, Aug. 11) The National Park Service does not take the ...

flat section through Little Yosemite Valley near the Merced River. The trail then ventures up the sub dome. When you finally reach the base of the Half Dome, a steep rocky climb finally takes you ...

When Half Dome was first climbed ... Things have changed. Visiting a Yosemite climbing camp today, you're just as likely to meet a divorce attorney from Delaware as a wild-haired dirtbag.

Legendary climber Zach Milligan, who skied down Half Dome in Yosemite, dies after an ice climbing accident in the Canadian Rockies. Legendary free-solo climber Zach Milligan was found dead at the ...

Jacopo Larcher talks about his first climbing trip to Yosemite Valley ... After entering the valley and after having driven through kilometers of forests, Half Dome and the profile of The Nose finally ...

Interview with American climber Alex Honnold after his immense ... Honnold's astounding and fast solo ascent of the Triple Crown in Yosemite, the continuous ascent of Mount Watkins, El Capitan and ...

From the start, hikers will use switchbacks to climb the first 1,000 feet ... and opens to an expansive view of the Yosemite Valley, including Half Dome. For a better view of the Upper Yosemite ...

In 2008, Alex free-soloed the Half Dome, another infamous Yosemite landmark. He admits that choosing not to prepare was a near-fatal mistake. There were a number of moments during the climb that ...