Yosemite National Park in California is host to an array of beautiful treks, including this trail that has unbelievable views ...

Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing ... And as can be attested by the lengthy scuff mark on Half Dome’s east face, visible from Olmsted Point or in aerial photos ...

A prominent feature of the Yosemite Valley ... a steep rocky climb finally takes you up the Half Dome Cables, a vertical, exposed rock face scalable by two steel cables for the final 400 feet ...

Half Dome's cables have been around for more than a century. The cables are crude and dangerous — and have fascinated adventurous souls from the start. (Jack Dolan / Los Angeles Times) Clinging ...

More than a few hikers have faced dire consequences in pursuit of Yosemite National ... scale the cliff face with climbing gear. To help non-climbers reach the top of Half Dome, the Sierra ...

Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction. Again and again, as my forearms ...

Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending ... And as can be attested by the lengthy scuff mark on Half Dome’s east face, visible from Olmsted Point or in aerial photos ...

Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction. Again and again, as my forearms ...