Last week, Erik Sloan added 16 bolts to the first three pitches of 'Snake Dike' (5.7 R; 800ft) on Half Dome, re-igniting a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not ...

The name Royal Robbins holds great weight in climbing. While he passed away nearly a decade ago, climbers remember him for his dedication to free climbing, unshakeable clean climbing ethics, his ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- A 29-year-old woman is dead after falling more than 500 feet while climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, according to park officials. Rangers say they were called to the Half ...

Climbing El Capitan is a lifetime goal for many climbers. Climbing Half Dome is another. The Yosemite Double links both of ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK – Immersed in an ocean of granite. That was the overwhelming feeling from the top of Half Dome. A 360-degree view from the flat top of one of the world’s most famous rocks ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 2,400-ton chunk of granite broke loose last week from the towering Half Dome formation in Yosemite National Park, altering one of North America's most popular rock-climbing ...

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 frequently.