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

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 ...

The Best Climbing Shoes of 2025 Story by Austin Beck-Doss • 3w As the popularity of climbing continues to surge, the demand ...

I got certified in wilderness medicine, learned how to drive 12-passenger vehicles with 12 sea kayaks attached to the back ...

Grace Rohloff’s death has renewed concerns about the safety of hiking Half Dome in Yosemite, where at least ... Whitney’s technical Mountaineer’s Route on Tuesday have been found dead.

I handle everything from mapping out trail routes and organizing gear to ... Angel’s Landing in Zion, Half Dome in Yosemite. Year two, at 28, I went abroad — trekking the Julian Alps in ...

In winter, skiing and ice climbing take over ... The granite faces of El Capitan and Half Dome are dream destinations for climbers who train for years to scale them. In spring, runoff from ...

Wet weather can make for hazardous trail conditions, and the granite slopes along the cable route ... to access Half Dome; at the base of the trail; and at the summit advising hikers not to attempt ...

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