Visitors to Yosemite National Park hoping to hike its famed Half Dome Trail will have to wait at least one week due to heavy snowpack conditions. Hikers who were hoping to scale Yosemite National Park ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As someone who is slightly afraid of heights, there are plenty of things that are forever off my bucket list. However, there are ...

Half Dome is one of our editor's favorite hikes. Here's what she learned on her trek, plus some tips if you get to climb the famous cables.

Good morning. It is Saturday, Aug. 17. Here’s what’s happening in Opinion. Last month, 20-year-old Grace Rohloff slipped and died descending from the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hiking the Mist Trail toward Vernal Fall, one of the segments affected by the temporary closures this fall. (Gregory Thomas / The ...

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 trembled ...

Half Dome in Yosemite is one of the most popular, sought-after hikes in the national park for a good reason. The climb is challenging and unique, as the final 400-foot section of the trail requires ...

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.