You can access Sentinel Bridge, which is located on the eastern side of Yosemite Valley, on Sentinel Drive (near Cook's Meadow) from shuttle stop No. 11. To hike Half Dome, the trail is about 14 ...
The short film by Carl Boenish that documents the flight carried out by Rich Piccirilli, Jim Hanbury and Brian Johnson from Half Dome (Yosemite) that marked a pivotal moment in the history of BASE ...
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 ...
In autumn 2010 Simon and Samuel Anthamatten from Switzerland blitzed the West Face, Lurking Fear, Zodiac, Tangerine Trip, Lost in America, North American Wall, Mescalito, The Nose, Salathé and the ...
has become one of Yosemite's most iconic symbols, it's also one of the most dangerous hikes in the US. From 2005 to 2015, Half Dome's perilous climb has prompted at least 140 search-and-rescue ...
This is a list of climbs I've done in Yosemite Valley. By "done" I mean I've at least been on them; sometimes I never made the anchors, but most times I did. Following Karl Baba's notation, # ...
Going up was like climbing the back of a mythically enormous ... of the snowy Sierra and to the southwest the totem of Yosemite, Half Dome—but not its oft-pictured side. Rather, it showed ...
Free climbing is a style that requires climbers ... Herson was just 12 years old when he first climbed Yosemite’s 2,000-foot Half Dome alongside his dad, Jim, who is a robotics engineer.
Yosemite Valley offers hiking trails of varying lengths and difficulty from the half-mile ... views of Half Dome. If you're seeking something more than a photo-op or stroll, hike longer trails ...
As another year of adventuring is beginning, national parks across the U.S. are implementing timed reservation systems in an effort towards crowd control. The ...