Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not surprised it happened. Surprised it doesn’t happen more ...

An Arizona college student died earlier this month after slipping and falling down during a hike at California's Yosemite ...

Spending time in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park in California is a great introduction to this national park. But ...

It is those cables that guide hikers to the summit of Half Dome. While most visitors are content to gaze at the iconic Yosemite site from the valley floor, the best viewing is at Sentinel Bridge ...

Grace Rohloff/Facebook An Arizona college student died after she slipped down the face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park during an unexpected rainstorm earlier this month. Grace Rohloff ...

The essential gear that Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan used to survive their historic ski descent of Half Dome to the Yosemite Valley floor. When looking through the photos of Jason Torlano and ...

But the view was quite different: to the east the magnificently jagged tops of the snowy Sierra and to the southwest the totem of Yosemite, Half Dome—but not its oft-pictured side. Rather ...

Our plan was to go to Yosemite Valley, but a phone recording for updated road conditions said chains were required on the Big ...

Established in 1890, the park’s spectacular features such as Yosemite Valley, El Capitan and Half Dome are just a few reasons why the park is one of the most celebrated national parks in the world. We ...

One of the world's largest granite monoliths, El Capitan, along with Half Dome are also located here. Yosemite Valley is an excellent place for first-time visitors to set up camp as most of the ...