Getty Images I’m always surprised when an L.A. or San Francisco friend mentions that they haven’t been to Yosemite Valley: We ...

The Tunnel View overlook provides a sweeping view of El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite National Park in December 2021. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Climbers who summit ...

For the first time in rock climbing history, two female climbers have completed the infamous Yosemite Triple Crown. On June 8, Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau made history as the first women to ...

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'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 for ...

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Climbers who summit Yosemite’s Half Dome can expect panoramic views of the national park’s luscious valley — but now park rangers say they might also spot traces of black bears, or even the animal ...