Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending ... most with little rock climbing experience, the fact that “only” 10 people have died falling from the cables ...

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 ...

Hiking the Half Dome trail in Yosemite can seem intimidating for even experienced hikers. It includes 4,800 feet of elevation, culminating in a 400-foot cable climb up a rock to reach the scenic view.

Half Dome in Yosemite National Park has long been a California icon, serving as a muse for legendary photographer Ansel Adams, and eventually becoming his resting place. The rock surface ...

I doubt that Yosemite rangers would recommend ... “Most deaths and injuries on Half Dome have happened when the rock is wet.” She advises to check the weather before starting the hike.

Two American rock climbers from Utah ... scaled El Capitan, Half Dome, and Mount Watkins in succession—collectively known as the Yosemite Triple Crown—in 17 hours and 55 minutes.

Yosemite’s Half Dome shouldn’t need any PR help. It got a good boost of it though when 93-year-old Everett Kalin ascended the 4,800-foot rock in the national park in central California with ...